Moorhen Close New Forest
95 addresses across 3 postcodes (SP6), about 370 m long. USRN 26724403.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 7).
- 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 D; Band D in New Forest costs £2,420 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Salisbury, about 15.7 km (9.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Sweatfords Water Meadow, is about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 39 to 40 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Fordingbridge Surgery, about 700 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 95 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (6); House, detached (2). Built: before 1900 (8).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 D (24% of about 1,730 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: A1.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Ashford Works, Fordingbridge: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (300 m)
- 1-3 Provost Street, Fordingbridge: up to 4 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 1 of these postcodes: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP6 1JW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| SP6 1GA | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| SP6 1GF | not in 2 or 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 95 addresses are between 39 m and 40 m above sea level (40 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP6 1GA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SP6 1JW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 15.7 km (9.8 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 10 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ashford Close | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 16.7 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 81.3 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fordingbridge Surgery | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fordingbridge Chemist | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Highfield House (Dental Surgery) | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Fordingbridge Hospital | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Fordingbridge | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sweatfords Water Meadow 1.7 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 7.7 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Fry's Field Allotments 8,110 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east. 37 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 870 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Fordingbridge Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Wood | Wood | 210 m north |
| Bishops Pond | Lake or reservoir | 510 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Perry Copse | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Bonfire Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Whitefield Bottom | Valley | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south |
| Breamore Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 95 | 95 |
None of the street's 95 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordingbridge Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Apr 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fordingbridge Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Burgate School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE RAILWAY HOTEL SP6 1DG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 210 m | 5 Very good | 24 Aug 2026 |
| ALLENBROOK NURSING HOME SP6 1JW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 Sep 2026 |
| SENTINEL HEALTH CARE LTD SP6 1JW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 11 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Downwood Close (4); On or near Falconwood Close (1); On or near The Pantiles (1); On or near Victoria Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 10 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band B, house, semi-detached (lodged 14 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SP6 1JW: 79 addresses of 165 in the postcode
- SP6 1GA: 8 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- SP6 1GF: 8 addresses of 10 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Swan Walk · Ashford Close · Egret Way · Victoria Road · Falconwood Close · The Pantiles · Rookwood Gardens · Downwood Close · Victoria Gardens · Ashburn Place · Beechwood · Allenwater Drive
All the streets in SP6 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.