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On Solent Avenue, in Lymington Town & Boldre
What it's like at SO41 3SD: every home that has sold on Solent Avenue since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on Solent Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 18 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Solent AvenueOther | Dec 2025 | £1,225,000 | 197 m² | £6,218/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Solent AvenueDetached | Mar 2018 | £1,950,000 | 230 m² | £8,478/m² | 1 |
| 6, Solent AvenueDetached | May 2018 | £1,187,500 | 143 m² | £8,304/m² | 2 |
| 8, Solent AvenueDetached | Jan 2018 | £1,325,000 | 177 m² | £7,486/m² | 2 |
| 9, Solent AvenueTerraced | Mar 2019 | £625,000 | 132 m² | £4,735/m² | 1 |
| 10, Solent AvenueDetached | Sept 2024 | £1,355,000 | 139 m² | £9,748/m² | 2 |
| 12, Solent AvenueDetached | Nov 2023 | £1,610,000 | 251 m² | £6,414/m² | 3 |
| 14, Solent AvenueDetached | Apr 2015 | £870,000 | 169 m² | £5,148/m² | 3 |
| 15, Solent AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2001 | £295,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 16, Solent AvenueDetached | May 1997 | £225,000 | 306 m² | £735/m² | 1 |
| 17, Solent AvenueSemi-detached · company-owned | Dec 2022 | £995,000 | 167 m² | £5,958/m² | 2 |
| 18, Solent AvenueDetached | Oct 2015 | £1,220,000 | 252 m² | £4,841/m² | 1 |
| 19, Solent AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2018 | £825,000 | 170 m² | £4,853/m² | 1 |
| 20, Solent AvenueDetached | Jul 2025 | £1,300,000 | 142 m² | £9,155/m² | 1 |
| 21, Solent AvenueDetached | Oct 2015 | £1,233,333 | 169 m² | £7,298/m² | 1 |
| The Moorings, 22, Solent AvenueDetached | Oct 2008 | £660,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Solent AvenueDetached | Aug 2016 | £1,400,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Dominey, 24, Solent AvenueDetached | Nov 2000 | £370,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Lymington Pier, a few minutes' walk (500 m), with 101k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Brockenhurst.
The nearest bus stop is Lymington Pier Ferry Terminal, 400 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes Yarmouth, Ferry).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 65 minutes away by public transport (39 by car).
The nearest primary school is Lymington Junior School, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km); 81% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Priestlands School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 48.8 · 16.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 1.1 km away, with Nick Cox Yacht Chandler closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Webb-Peploe House Surgery (750 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, Jack & The Wolfe is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is St Mary's Hospital, 17 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 72% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 47 restaurants and cafés and 25 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Berthon B Bar is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Lymington Town Sailing Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 70 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 58% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Lymington, Forest South East).
There are 367 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 41% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 111 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Bath Road Recreation Ground, 200 m away; for exercise, Lymington Seawater Baths (350 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Milford-on-sea, 8.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 23 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 103 km.
23 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Waterford Cottage | II | 150 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
New Forest West constituency: Sir Desmond Swayne MP (Conservative), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 5,600 (12.1%), turnout 68%. Vote shares: Conservative 35%, Labour 23%, Liberal Democrat 18%, Reform UK 16%.
9 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SO41 3SD →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 34% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Solent Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 14 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 2.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 70.4% | 86.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 11.7% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.1% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 6.3% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.