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Downlands & Forest North

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North west New Forest. About 3,406 people in 91 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Downlands & Forest North, 70.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,440
1,487th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
70.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
56.3%
791st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Downlands & Forest North compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Downlands & Forest NorthMiddle
Population26 wards, New Forest · 2021
Population: every ward in New Forest26 areas from 3,440 to 11,205. The middle area is 7,117. Downlands & Forest North is 3,440.
3,440lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage26 wards, New Forest · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in New Forest26 areas from 29.7% to 97.0%. The middle area is 80.2%. Downlands & Forest North is 70.5%.
70.5%8th lowest
Claimant rate26 wards, New Forest · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in New Forest26 areas from 1.1% to 3.9%. The middle area is 2.1%. Downlands & Forest North is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 3rd lowest
Aged 15 to 6426 wards, New Forest · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in New Forest26 areas from 42.8% to 64.5%. The middle area is 56.5%. Downlands & Forest North is 56.3%.
56.3%joint 11th lowest

Figures for the whole of New Forest

These figures are published for the whole of New Forest, not for each ward, so they describe all of New Forest and not Downlands & Forest North alone. See New Forest

Average house price
£384,977
No change in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,571
173rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.0×
54th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.9
61st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Downlands & Forest North in brief

Downlands & Forest North had 3,440 usual residents at the census.

In Downlands & Forest North, 70.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Downlands & Forest North, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

56.3% of residents in Downlands & Forest North were aged 15 to 64 at the census.