Overview

• Rightmove data shows an overall average price of £554,156 over the past year, with detached homes averaging £678,287, flats £325,523, and semi-detached £368,667, and prices 1% below last year and 9% under the 2022 peak.
• Residents describe an unhurried daily rhythm with widespread use of mobility scooters and a village centre of cafes, a convenience store, restaurants and takeaways.
• Locals say there are few major employers nearby, making the area suited to people no longer working.
• Interviewees report steady in-migration from other parts of the UK, including London, while more young families settle in nearby New Milton and Milford-on-Sea.
• Public transport runs about hourly and finishes early, many riders use free senior travel passes, and community life features seniors’ groups, gentle Zumba classes and a WWI memorial to Indian soldiers.