Compare New Forest against Test Valley

See how crimes rates, house prices and annual salaries compare between New Forest and Test Valley.

Population comparison

Population for New Forest
179,649
Population for Test Valley
127,163
Difference
52,486
Percentage Difference
34.21%

People in employment comparison

# People Employed in New Forest
73,320 (75.5%)
# People Employed in Test Valley
62,575 (79.1%)
Difference
73,320
Percentage Difference
15.81%

People inactive comparison

# People Inactive in New Forest
20,810 (21.4%)
# People Inactive in Test Valley
14,245 (18.0%)
Difference
20,810
Percentage Difference
37.46%

Unemployment comparison

# People unemployed in New Forest
2,970 (3.1%)
# People unemployed in Test Valley
2,260 (2.9%)
Difference
2,970
Percentage Difference
27.15%

Comparing crimes by type for New Forest and Test Valley

Showing crimes from this year (2025). Hover or tap on the bars to see estimate numbers for each crime type.

Crime Statistics

See how New Forest and Test Valley compare when it comes to number of crimes by type.

Compare crime rate by type for New Forest and Test Valley for the year 2025
Crime Type Crimes in New Forest Crimes in Test Valley Difference % Difference
Anti-social behaviour 0 0 0 N/A
Bicycle theft 0 0 0 N/A
Burglary 0 0 0 N/A
Criminal damage and arson 0 0 0 N/A
Drugs 0 0 0 N/A
Other crime 0 0 0 N/A
Other theft 0 0 0 N/A
Possession of weapons 0 0 0 N/A
Public order 0 0 0 N/A
Robbery 0 0 0 N/A
Shoplifting 0 0 0 N/A
Theft from the person 0 0 0 N/A
Vehicle crime 0 0 0 N/A
Violence and sexual offences 0 0 0 N/A

Compare crime rate by type for New Forest and Test Valley from 2020 to 2025

Use the list to compare crimes in New Forest and Test Valley.

Compare Property prices over time for New Forest and Test Valley

Showing crimes from 2010 up until October 2024. You can filter the property types by clicking on the type / area chart legend to hide it.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year.

Average property prices by year for New Forest and Test Valley

Key: New Forest / Test Valley

Year Avg. Detached Price Avg. Semi-Detached Price Avg. Terraced Price Avg. Flat Price
2023 £608,157.12 / £654,523.38 £405,724.02 / £388,031.07 £317,872.02 / £310,835.86 £219,264.18 / £200,490.54
2022 £597,973.91 / £639,040.42 £397,809.29 / £379,385.10 £312,913.25 / £306,605.55 £217,199.56 / £196,612.96
2021 £532,502.13 / £570,290.99 £354,030.80 / £338,337.70 £280,641.25 / £276,498.63 £202,304.03 / £182,685.64
2020 £485,221.80 / £526,864.62 £325,464.99 / £316,050.85 £258,100.80 / £258,116.29 £192,017.95 / £176,279.53
2019 £474,348.97 / £509,820.27 £318,199.42 / £305,953.92 £252,329.62 / £250,190.72 £192,100.09 / £175,198.70
2018 £482,307.02 / £507,551.14 £323,350.06 / £304,288.23 £257,227.51 / £249,638.67 £198,176.71 / £177,251.23
2017 £468,076.05 / £496,428.64 £312,788.14 / £297,018.74 £249,975.66 / £243,929.05 £196,638.35 / £177,389.82
2016 £437,649.14 / £462,937.13 £293,275.56 / £276,834.61 £235,257.03 / £228,878.98 £181,670.35 / £163,370.19
2015 £403,706.73 / £432,871.79 £271,049.02 / £258,127.75 £218,174.90 / £214,470.46 £168,258.43 / £152,819.18
2014 £375,676.52 / £395,958.58 £253,060.33 / £236,658.46 £204,880.06 / £197,435.91 £158,369.16 / £141,094.02
2013 £351,414.87 / £370,719.27 £236,113.07 / £219,633.81 £191,646.94 / £183,700.11 £149,454.09 / £131,780.51
2012 £344,184.10 / £364,961.54 £231,048.49 / £216,338.91 £187,635.31 / £180,885.37 £148,295.51 / £131,920.80
2011 £348,291.73 / £367,753.80 £232,356.86 / £215,838.60 £188,158.35 / £179,848.21 £151,619.22 / £133,511.70
2010 £340,556.76 / £368,000.68 £229,060.17 / £218,842.19 £186,512.21 / £183,306.57 £150,974.28 / £137,012.24

Compare Employment and Annual Salary information for New Forest and Test Valley
Number of Jobs (thousands)
60k vs 57k
Median Salary
£26,093 vs £30,015
Annual Percentage Change
9.4% vs 5.2%
Mean Salary
£31,535 vs £34,218

See how New Forest compares to other areas in South East

Compare Number of businesses by industry for New Forest and Test Valley
Industry New Forest Count Test Valley Count Difference % Difference
Agriculture 335 315 +20 + 6.15%
Production 515 405 +110 + 23.91%
Construction 1,250 825 +425 + 40.96%
Motor Trades 275 195 +80 + 34.04%
Wholesale 265 265 0 0%
Retail 570 425 +145 + 29.15%
Transport 310 280 +30 + 10.17%
Accommodation Food 460 250 +210 + 59.15%
Information Comms 500 455 +45 + 9.42%
Finance Insurance 165 105 +60 + 44.44%
Property 395 230 +165 + 52.8%
Professional Scientific Technical 1,315 1,060 +255 + 21.47%
Business Admin 640 485 +155 + 27.56%
Public Admin Defence 25 30 -5 -18.18%
Education 160 90 +70 + 56%
Health 290 240 +50 + 18.87%
Arts Entertainment 510 355 +155 + 35.84%