Ipers Bridge Hill Top, New Forest
26 addresses across 3 postcodes (SO42,SO45), about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) long. USRN 26723710.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £576,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 4, F: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Beaulieu Road, about 6.8 km (4.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Holbury Manor Park, is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 16 to 37 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Forestside Medical Practice, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 570 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £576,000 | £392,000 | £760,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £218,000 | £218,000 | £218,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2021 | BRIDGE HOUSE SO45 2HD | Detached | £760,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2021 | YEWTREE COTTAGE SO45 2HD | Detached | £392,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2017 | BRIDGE TAVERN SO45 2HD | Other | £390,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Feb 2014 | BRIDGE TAVERN SO45 2HD | Other | £300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Jul 2004 | HILLCROFT SO45 2HD | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 28 May 1999 | HILLCROFT SO45 2HD | Detached | £218,000 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 125 m². Most common: House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 2003-2006 (3); 1930-1949 (2); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
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 (24% of about 1,560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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, ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION 97/1, Hovercraft in the Solent.
- Tree preservation orders: 8 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 5 October 2026 to 6 October 2026: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: of the 12 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SO45 2HD | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SO42 7YS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SO42 7YR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 16 m and 37 m above sea level (28 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO42 7YR | 56% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SO42 7YS | 61% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| SO45 2HD | 44% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Beaulieu Road 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Netley 82,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Hamble 90,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Albion Place Southampton City Centre | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 93.7 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Forestside Medical Practice | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Trafalgar Clinic | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Hythe Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Police Station | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Post Office Holbury, Holbury | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Holbury Manor Park 11 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Holbury Manor Wild Play Site 390 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two bell barrows 820m south of Stonyford Pond, a scheduled monument, 290 m east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Two bell barrows 820m south of Stonyford Pond | Scheduled monument | 290 m east |
| Bowl barrow 600m south-west of Stonyford Pond | Scheduled monument | 320 m north-west |
| Bowl barrow 720m south-west of Stonyford Pond | Scheduled monument | 390 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stonyford Pond | Lake or reservoir | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Newlands Row | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Moonhills Copse | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Cowleys Copse | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Hill Top | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Keeping Marsh | Wetland | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 26 |
2 of the street's 26 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 | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 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
- SO45 2HD: 22 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- SO42 7YS: 3 addresses of 73 in the postcode
- SO42 7YR: 1 address of 34 in the postcode
All the streets in SO42, SO45 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.