Woodfern, New Forest, Hampshire

Woodfern is classified by the ONS as Older Farming Communities. Woodfern has a slightly higher crime rate than average (see map). The road has a slightly lower level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Woodfern is located in the Forest North West ward of the New Forest district in Hampshire.
Coordinates 50.933114, -1.760253
Grid Ref SU169148
Suburb Godshill
Constituency New Forest West
Postcodes SP6 2LB

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Woodfern in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Woodfern, Hampshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Hampshire Police in Woodfern during July 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Woodfern and compared that to the average for the Forest North West ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Woodfern, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Forest North West ward

Social economic statistics for Woodfern

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Woodfern is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Woodfern is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Woodfern experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Woodfern are in the top 10% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Woodfern involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Woodfern are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Woodfern are in the top 30% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Woodfern, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Woodfern are experiencing average levels of deprivation

2021 Census for Woodfern

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Woodfern.

Unemployment in Woodfern

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.3% of Woodfern residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Woodfern

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Woodfern. The proportion of retirees on Woodfern is 30.25% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
48.85% of Woodfern residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Woodfern

The proportion of home owners on Woodfern is 30.63% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.32% of properties in Woodfern are private rented and 1.05% are social rented.
92.63% of residents of Woodfern own their home

Country of Birth of Woodfern residents

The proportion if Woodfern residents born in the UK is 11.24% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.11% of Woodfern residents were born outside the UK.
93.89% of Woodfern residents were born in the UK

Woodfern Summary

Woodfern has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Woodfern maybe difficult.

Woodfern has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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