A31 Ringwood, New Forest
15 addresses across 6 postcodes (BH24,SO40,SO43), about 13.7 km (8.5 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 26724292.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in New Forest costs £2,420 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ashurst New Forest, about 8.6 km (5.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 112 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lyndhurst Surgery, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away.
- People: About 1,550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Council tax
What each band costs in New Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,420 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,420 | £2,957 | £3,495 | £4,033 | £4,840 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (16% of about 3,050 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Forest Central (South), Forest Central (North), Ringwood (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 184.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST CAMPSITE, ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST RECREATIONAL CAMPSITE, New Forest National Park Boundary, New Forest National Park Boundary.
- Tree preservation orders: 284 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: yes, New Forest.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade I
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, grade I
- BICKTON MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II*
- BRIDGE HOUSE INCLUDING RAILINGS IN FRONT, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL, grade II*
- MANOR HOUSE, grade II*
- MEETING HOUSE, grade II*
- MOYLES COURT HOUSE MOYLES COURT SCHOOL, grade II*
- VENARDS HOUSE, grade II*
- 25 and 25a Market Place (former Red Lion Public House and part of Belinda Bakers), grade II
- 25, CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, grade II
- 27 and 29 Market Place, grade II
- 31, HARBRIDGE, grade II
- 50, CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, grade II
- 59 AND 61, CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, grade II
- 63A, SOUTHAMPTON ROAD (See details for further address information), grade II
- 94, EASTFIELD LANE, grade II
- ALAN ROUSE AND THE OLD CALCUTTA, grade II
- ALFRED BROWN NELSON WINGATE SSS LTD THE RINGWOOD BOOKSHOP, grade II
- ALICE LISLE INN, grade II
- AMELIA JANE, grade II
- AVON COTTAGE, grade II
- BARN 10 METRES NORTH OF HERN GATE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN 10 METRES NORTH OF ROOKS COPPICE, grade II
- BARN 30 METRES SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST OF HYDE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN 5 METRES EAST OF GORLEY GREEN COTTAGE, grade II
- BARN 50 METRES EAST OF BICKTON MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- BARN IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF BLUNT BARN COTTAGE, grade II
- BAY TREE COTTAGE, grade II
- BELINDA BAKERS MICAWBER RESTAURANT OF RED LION, grade II
And 154 more.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 18 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH24 4HU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SO43 7GP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SO43 7PE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH24 2AA | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| SO40 2NQ | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| SO43 7GQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 15 addresses are between 15 m and 112 m above sea level (94 m on average); the ground rises about 97 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH24 2AA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BH24 4HU | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| SO40 2NQ | 100% | 8% | 8% | 0% |
| SO43 7GP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SO43 7GQ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| SO43 7PE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashurst New Forest 108,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.3 miles) |
| Brockenhurst 986,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Beaulieu Road 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Ashurst New Forest - Lyndhurst Park Hotel | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Cadmans Pool Car Park | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 18.9 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 92 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lyndhurst Surgery | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Carefirst Pharmacy | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Lyndhurst Dental Practice | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Ashurst Hospital | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Police station | Lyndhurst Police Station | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Rufus Stone Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,230 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 400m south-west of Robin Hood Farm, a scheduled monument, 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 400m south-west of Robin Hood Farm | Scheduled monument | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ocknell Inclosure | Wood | 660 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Andrew's Mare | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Fox Hill | Hill | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Withybed Bottom | Valley | 890 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Ocknell Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Three Waters Gutter | Wetland | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 3 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 15 |
7 of the street's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for New Forest: see them on the New Forest page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (hampshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 38% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 4 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- BH24 4HU: 5 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- SO43 7GP: 5 addresses of 32 in the postcode
- SO43 7PE: 2 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- BH24 2AA: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- SO40 2NQ: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- SO43 7GQ: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
All the streets in BH24, SO40, SO43 and across New Forest.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.