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On Holly Lane, in Lymington Town & Boldre
What it's like at SO41 5QY: every home that has sold on Holly Lane 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Holly Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 17 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Bali-Hi, Holly LaneDetached | Aug 2023 | £690,000 | 128 m² | £5,391/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuileane Cottage, Holly LaneDetached | Oct 2007 | £775,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Five Hollies, Holly LaneSemi-detached | Aug 2008 | £237,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Norwood, Holly LaneDetached | Jan 2021 | £457,000 | 96 m² | £4,760/m² | 1 |
| Oaktree, Holly LaneSemi-detached | Mar 2012 | £500,000 | 96 m² | £5,208/m² | 3 |
| Sunnycroft, Holly LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2007 | £555,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Wrens Nest, Holly LaneDetached | Dec 2019 | £725,000 | 159 m² | £4,560/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Lymington Town, a short drive or bike ride (2.8 km), with 242k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Brockenhurst.
The nearest bus stop is Holly Lane, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 112); 2 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
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 William Gilpin Church of England Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.2 km); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Priestlands School, 4.4 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, 3.5 km away, with Pilley Community Shop closer still (1.1 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wistaria & Milford Surgeries (3.3 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (3.3 km).
For a haircut, L'Anza Europe is 2.5 km 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.
Mabel'S Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (2.4 km), and Fleur De Lys the nearest pub (1.2 km).
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 Lymington Meadows, 2.8 km away; for exercise, Leisure Club & Spa (2.8 km).
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.
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.
New Forest East constituency: Sir Julian Lewis MP (Conservative), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 8,495 (18.8%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Conservative 39%, Labour 20%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 16%.
0 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 5QY →
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" Holly Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 10 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 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.