Rent Rises
South East · September 2026

Rent in New Forest is up

+2.0%

The average private rent in New Forest is now £1,249 a month, £24 more than in September 2025. That's £288 a year more for the average renter. It's 274th of 334 areas, and 47th of 64 in South East.

Since 2015

£772£998£1,223£1,448201520172019202120232025
━ New Forest   ┅ UK average · average monthly private rent, all property types

How it compares

AreaAvg rent1 year5 years
New Forest£1,249+2.0%+29%
South East£1,438+3.5%+32%
England£1,466+4.0%+35%
UK£1,406+3.8%+35%

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Rent in New Forest is up 2.0% in a year

By home size

TypeAvg rent1 year
1 bed£868+2.3%
2 bed£1,138+2.2%
3 bed£1,398+2.3%
4+ bed£1,997+1.4%
Flat / maisonette£1,016+1.8%
Terraced£1,275+2.2%
Semi-detached£1,351+2.3%
Detached£1,700+1.8%

Nearby in the table

Surrey Heath +2.0%East Hampshire +2.0%Eastbourne +1.9%Wealden +1.8%Hastings +1.7%Medway +1.6%

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents (area code E07000091), published 9:30am on 21 October 2026. Averages across all private tenancies, not asking rents. Five-year change compares September 2026 with September 2021. Method · Journalists