BH25 postcode area guide — New Forest

Where is BH25?

Broadband & internet speeds in BH25

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the BH25 postcode district (New Forest) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 790 postcodes Ofcom measures in BH25, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 60.6%.

Around 0.1% of premises in BH25 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in BH25

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Mobile signal around New Forest

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider New Forest district (88,786 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in BH25

Police recorded 139 incidents within about a mile of the centre of BH25 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in BH25

Based on 340 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in BH25 is £390,000, down 1.3% on the previous year (£395,000).

Latest recorded sales in BH25

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? New Forest demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider New Forest district (175,785 residents, 77,567 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around BH25

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in BH25

170 rated food businesses operate in BH25. 119 hold the top rating of 5, 30 are rated 4, and 7 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: AGE CONCERN HAMPSHIRE, ALDI FOODSTORES LTD, ANCHOR DOWN, ASHLEY FOODMARKET, ASHLEY INFANTS SCHOOL.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in BH25

From a sample of 149 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 BH25 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for New Forest

Landlines around BH25 typically use:

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What's it like living in BH25?

Postcodes in BH25

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.