Totton Rushington
New Forest 005 · 5 sub-areas · 7,106 residents
New Forest 005 sits within the New Forest district in the South East, home to around 7,100 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,120 a month — broadly in line with the UK median for a 2-bed — and nearly eight in ten residents own their home outright or with a mortgage, which sets this area apart from most urban neighbourhoods.
Totton Rushington is a settled residential pocket of New Forest. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 98 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Totton Rushington?
3 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,234 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Totton Rushington in New Forest
Living in Totton Rushington
This part of the New Forest is quiet, well-established, and heavily owner-occupied. The feel is rural-suburban: greenspace is close for most residents, with the nearest open space under 300 metres away on average, and over half the area sits within walkable distance of green land. It's the kind of neighbourhood where families put down roots rather than pass through.
Rents here sit slightly above the South East's more affordable edges but well below what you'd pay in Southampton or Winchester. A 2-bed runs around £1,120 a month — roughly in line with the national median — and a 3-bed pushes up to about £1,380. If you're buying, the median price paid is just under £320,000. That's not cheap in absolute terms, but given the setting and the quality of life, it holds its own against comparable rural South East locations.
The population skews older than most UK neighbourhoods. The 50–64 bracket is the largest single age group at around 23%, and the over-65 share is nearly as large. Families with children are well represented too — just over one in five households is a couple with children. What's notably absent is the transient young-professional churn you get in city centres: fewer than one in seven homes is privately rented, against a much higher national average.
Practically speaking, this isn't a place for car-free living. Around 61% of residents commute by car, and only about 1% use public transport — one of the lowest shares you'll find anywhere in England. The nearest rail station is roughly 1.4 km away, about a 17-minute walk. Getting to a major employment hub by public transport takes around an hour and forty minutes. If you work remotely, though, that trade-off disappears: nearly three in ten residents already work from home, and full gigabit broadband is available across 100% of the area. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is New Forest 005 a nice place to live?
- For the right person, yes. It's quiet, green, safe, and predominantly owner-occupied — the kind of area where people stay for decades. Greenspace is within a short walk for most residents, crime is well below the national average, and the broadband is excellent. The trade-off is that it's car-dependent and relatively isolated from major employment centres by public transport.
- What is the rent in New Forest 005?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £860 a month, a two-bed about £1,120, and a three-bed roughly £1,380. These are estimates scaled from district-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose around 2.4% over the past year. Note that only about 13% of homes here are privately rented — it's a buyer's area more than a renter's market.
- Is New Forest 005 safe?
- Very much so. The crime rate is around 37 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — less than half the UK national rate of roughly 80. Combined with low deprivation scores (IMD decile 8 out of 10), this is one of the safer parts of the South East.
- What's the commute from New Forest 005 to a major city?
- By public transport it's around 99 minutes to the nearest major employment hub. Car travel is the dominant mode here — about 61% of residents drive to work. If you're commuting to London regularly by rail, expect a journey of around an hour and forty minutes each way. Remote working is already widespread, with nearly three in ten residents working from home.
- Who lives in New Forest 005?
- Mostly older, settled owner-occupiers. Around two in five residents are over 50, and nearly 78% own their home. Families with children make up just over a fifth of households. It's not a transient area — private renting accounts for only about 13% of homes, which is low by national standards.
- What schools are near New Forest 005?
- There are 53 schools within typical catchment distance, with the nearest Outstanding-rated school about 1.2 km away. Around 46% of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national share of roughly 89%, so it's worth checking individual school reports before committing to an address.
- Is New Forest 005 good for families?
- It has real appeal for families who drive and value safety, greenspace, and stability over urban convenience. Crime is low, greenspace is close by, and over a fifth of households already have children. The school picture is more mixed — the Good-or-Outstanding rate for nearby schools is below the national average, so catchment research matters here.