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Forest & Solent

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South east New Forest. About 3,741 people in 79 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Forest & Solent, 61.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
3,743
1,726th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
61.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.3%
1,153rd lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Forest & Solent compares

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

Forest & SolentMiddle
Population26 wards, New Forest · 2021
Population: every ward in New Forest26 areas from 3,440 to 11,205. The middle area is 7,117. Forest & Solent is 3,743.
3,7434th lowest
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%. Forest & Solent is 61.8%.
61.8%4th 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%. Forest & Solent is 1.7%.
1.7%joint 6th 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%. Forest & Solent is 57.3%.
57.3%12th highest

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 Forest & Solent 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
Forest & Solent in brief

Forest & Solent had 3,743 usual residents at the census.

In Forest & Solent, 61.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Forest & Solent, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.3% of residents in Forest & Solent were aged 15 to 64 at the census.