Castleman Way Ringwood, New Forest
30 addresses across 6 postcodes (BH24), about 660 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 26721539.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in New Forest cost £384,564 in August 2026 (-0.2% on a year); private rents averaged £1,249 a month.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 2 historic landfill sites within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Land Off Crow Arch Lane, lies under part of it.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the B3347, carries 15,699 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- 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 38% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hinton Admiral, about 11 km (6.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 100 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 15 to 19 m above sea level.
- Noise: 24 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ringwood Medical Centre, about 790 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,080 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 55% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 75 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 9 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious; 1 involved a pedestrian.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in New Forest
A typical home in New Forest cost £384,564 in August 2026, 0.2% less than a year before. That is 4% more than five years earlier and 23% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £584,165 |
| Semi-detached | £370,085 |
| Terraced | £301,061 |
| Flat or maisonette | £195,805 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £291,458 |
Private renters in New Forest paid £1,249 a month on average in September 2026, 2% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £868 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,138 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,398 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,997 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,470 kWh of it on average in 2024, 30% less than the district's 13,566 kWh, and 3,901 kWh of electricity, 8% less than the district's 4,248 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is BH24.
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 (27% of about 1,850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ringwood (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 75 Christchurch Road, grade II
- 77, CHRISTCHURCH ROAD, grade II
- CRESCENT HOUSE, grade II
- HAWTHORN THE QUOMP, grade II
- RAILINGS IN FRONT OF NO 42 (SOUTHEND HOUSE), grade II
- ROSE COTTAGE THE MATCH BOX, grade II
- SOUTHEND HOUSE, grade II
- THE HOMESTEAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 20-26 Christchurch Road, Ringwood: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- 25-27 Southampton Road, Ringwood: up to 6 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH24 3BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH24 1EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH24 1EX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH24 1NW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH24 1PF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH24 3FF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
2 historic landfill sites are within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes: the nearest lies under part of it.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Off Crow Arch Lane Ringwood Road, Somerley, Ringwood, Hampshire | from 1977 | Inert, commercial, liquid sludge | Under it |
| Land Off Crow Arch Lane Crow Arch, Ringwood | from 1977 | Commercial, liquid sludge | 50 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 30 addresses are between 15 m and 19 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH24 1EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH24 1EX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH24 1NW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH24 1PF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH24 3BA | 100% | 38% | 38% | 0% |
| BH24 3FF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hinton Admiral 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| Christchurch 484,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Pokesdown 377,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crow Arch Lane Ringwood | 10 m |
| Ferry terminal | Christchurch Quay Ferry Landing Millhams | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 88.9 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ringwood Medical Centre Good Aug 2016 | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Automeds Pharmacy | 120 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Southfield Dental Practice | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Leonards Hospital | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bickerley Green Care Home with Nursing Good Jun 2020 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Ringwood Hightown Rd | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.9 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,490 m² | 150 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 9.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Meeting House, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west. 51 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hightown Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Kingfisher Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| White's Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Hightown Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Crow Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Shobley Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 30 | 30 |
24 of the street's 30 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
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringwood Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 280 m | No published inspection | 62% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 16% at the higher standard (2025; 78% in 2024 and 75% in 2023) |
| Ringwood Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | None published |
| Ringwood School Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 50.8 (56.2 in 2025 and 53.7 in 2024); 54.1% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade B-; 17.8% AAB or better; progress average |
| Poulner Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | 68% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 61% in 2023) |
| Poulner Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 2–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
6 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 160 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Camp BH24 1NH | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 160 m | |
| 115 Club Ringwood BH24 1NH | Out-of-school day care | 50 | Not inspected yet | 160 m |
| Greyfriars Pre School BH24 1DW | Full day care | 30 | Dec 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Ringwood BH24 1PX | Full day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 750 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Ringwood Day Nursery BH24 1RR | Full day care | 78 | Good (Nov 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Little Monkeys at The Old Cottage BH24 1DZ | Full day care | 60 | Requires improvement (Sep 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 720 childminders and 151 home childcarers (nannies) in Hampshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLUEFINS BH24 1WL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2026 |
| MORRISONS DAILY BH24 1NJ | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jun 2022 |
| LOVE 2 REFILL BH24 1ND | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2022 |
| RINGWOOD JUNIOR SCHOOL BH24 1NH | School/college/university | 160 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| THE NEW FOREST SANDWICH COMPANY BH24 1ND | Mobile caterer | 180 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| BAKEHOUSE24 BH24 1SF | Retailers - other | 190 m | Exempt | |
| PREMIER INN RINGWOOD BH24 3FH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 320 m | 5 Very good | 7 Mar 2026 |
| ELLINGHAM & RINGWOOD R.F.C. LTD. BH24 1PZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 4 Good | 7 Mar 2026 |
| LIDL BH24 3FE | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 380 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2024 |
| YARNLEY HOUSE CARE HOME BH24 3FQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 7 Jul 2026 |
| THE RAILWAY BH24 1NQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 3 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 36 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Crow Arch Lane (29); On or near Brooks Close (15); On or near Coniston Road (6); On or near Waterloo Way (5); On or near Euston Grove (5).
Road safety
9 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 2 serious and 7 slight, in which 2 people were seriously hurt. 1 involved a pedestrian; 5 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a motorcyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. 11% happened in the dark, and 44% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2025 08:20 | Slight | 1 person: 1 pedestrian | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 3 Apr 2025 17:01 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist, 1 child | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 26 Feb 2025 14:55 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Wet road |
| 4 Apr 2024 13:05 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 10 Jan 2024 09:38 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 20 mph | Frost or ice |
| 4 Jan 2024 11:57 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist | B3347, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 8 Mar 2022 09:20 | Slight | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
| 1 Mar 2022 18:48 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 30 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 11 Nov 2021 07:49 | Serious | 1 person: 1 cyclist | B3347, 30 mph | Wet road |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the B3347, with 15,699 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 160 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B3347 | Not recorded | 15,699 counted 2025 | 3% | 160 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 7 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 3BA: 25 addresses of 27 in the postcode
- BH24 1EU: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- BH24 1EX: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- BH24 1NW: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- BH24 1PF: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
- BH24 3FF: 1 address of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Embankment Way · Coniston Road · Waterloo Way · Euston Grove · Hightown Industrial Estate · Pullman Way · Charing Close · Crow Arch Lane · Victoria Gardens · Yewtree Gardens · Brooks Close · Parsonage Barn Lane
All the streets in BH24 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.