Population Density in New ForestWards Ranked

New Forest has 176,000 people, about 234 per km².

All 26 wards in New Forest, ranked by residents per km². Data: Office for National Statistics (2022), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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RankWardResidents per km²ResidentsArea
1Totton NorthNew Forest3,262 per km²11,2613.45 km²
2Hythe SouthNew Forest3,178 per km²7,3042.3 km²
3Hythe CentralNew Forest3,101 per km²6,5502.11 km²
4Totton CentralNew Forest2,577 per km²7,2152.8 km²
5Totton SouthNew Forest2,554 per km²7,5222.95 km²
6MiltonNew Forest2,349 per km²6,6792.84 km²
7Hardley, Holbury & North BlackfieldNew Forest1,798 per km²6,9153.85 km²
8BallardNew Forest1,662 per km²4,0292.42 km²
9LymingtonNew Forest1,510 per km²7,6775.08 km²
10Barton & BectonNew Forest1,045 per km²6,8886.59 km²
11PenningtonNew Forest939 per km²8,0798.6 km²
12Ashley, Bashley & FernhillNew Forest865 per km²7,7208.92 km²
13Dibden & Dibden PurlieuNew Forest810 per km²6,5728.11 km²
14Marchwood & ElingNew Forest798 per km²8,51510.7 km²
15Ringwood SouthNew Forest529 per km²7,70614.6 km²
16Milford & HordleNew Forest511 per km²10,51320.6 km²
17Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & LangleyNew Forest299 per km²7,15923.9 km²
18SwayNew Forest268 per km²3,51213.1 km²
19Fordingbridge, Godshill & HydeNew Forest156 per km²7,51348 km²
20Ringwood North & EllinghamNew Forest132 per km²7,68258.3 km²
21Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley MarshNew Forest110 per km²7,35567 km²
22Bransgore, Burley, Sopley & Ringwood EastNew Forest78 per km²6,89188.8 km²
23Lyndhurst & MinsteadNew Forest66 per km²3,65055.4 km²
24Forest & SolentNew Forest49 per km²3,88279 km²
25Downlands & Forest NorthNew Forest38 per km²3,41590.5 km²
26Brockenhurst & Denny LodgeNew Forest31 per km²3,738120 km²