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New Forest District Council
Local authority area: New Forest
New Forest is a district council in Hampshire, in the South East England region of England. It covers 753.0 km² and had 175,942 residents in 2022 — about 234 people per km². The council is based in Lyndhurst.
People
Population
Estimates recorded for New Forest, 2012–2022.
Residents, 2022175,942-0.8% since 2012
Land area753.0km²290.8 sq mi
Density234/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#158of 382 UK councils · #140 in England
Population estimates4 data points
177.4K179K179.8K175.9K
2012201520182022
History
How the council came to be
- —Predecessors
Ringwood and Fordingbridge Rural District
Borders
Neighbouring councils
Elections
26 electoral wards
Census 2021: 175,783 residents in 77,565 households across the wards; 29.4% aged 65+, 74.2% of homes owned, 11.6% of households without a car.
1Totton North4,703 households · 18.5% aged 65+11,2052Milford & Hordle4,920 households · 41.5% aged 65+10,4783Totton South3,503 households · 18.1% aged 65+8,2844Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde3,635 households · 30.3% aged 65+8,0875Lymington3,990 households · 34.6% aged 65+8,0286Ringwood South3,600 households · 25.4% aged 65+7,980
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
CNew Forest District Council - Environmental HealthCouncil office · Lymington SO41 9GJ · hours listedPBrockenhurst Parish CouncilParish council · Brockenhurst SO42 7RA
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q1972541 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.