Buying a home in SP6, Fordingbridge. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£387kmost £335k–£486k

Houses per m²£4,250flats £2,852

Sold last year94767 in five years

Prices in New Forest0.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SP6 sold for £386,926 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £335,353 and £486,042, for about 94 m² of space.

94 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £106k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SP6 3 (£4,115) and the most in SP6 2 (£5,558).

Across New Forest, prices are up 0% on a year ago and up 5.9% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,391 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,764 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £77,000 for that mortgage: what £80,000 buys.

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House prices in SP6 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£229,993	£202k–£362k	38 m²	6
2	£311,000	£276k–£364k	71 m²	157
3	£386,926	£335k–£486k	94 m²	315
4	£498,348	£422k–£627k	125 m²	98
5+	£648,054	£516k–£858k	160 m²	119

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£230k	£311k	£387k	£498k	£648k
Detached	—	£364k	£438k	£534k	£658k
Semi-detached	—	£300k	£346k	£408k	£500k
Terraced	—	£279k	£317k	—	—
Flats	£106k	£184k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SP6

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SP6 1	£4,142	£2,834
SP6 2	£5,558	—
SP6 3	£4,115	£2,938

Schools near SP6

Best state primary within 2 kmFordingbridge Junior School62% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmThe Burgate School and Sixth Form58.8% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

BH31 Verwood · 8 km3-bed house £443k SP5 Salisbury · 10 km3-bed house £448k BH24 Ringwood · 10 km3-bed house £476k SP1 Salisbury · 15 km3-bed house £365k SP2 Salisbury · 15 km3-bed house £334k BH22 Ferndown · 16 km3-bed house £468k SO43 Lyndhurst · 16 km3-bed house £510k BH21 Wimborne · 18 km3-bed house £429k

Questions about SP6

Is SP6 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in New Forest are up 0% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (62% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (58.8% against 43.8%); 94 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SP6?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SP6 sold for £386,926 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £335,353 and £486,042.

How many homes sell in SP6 each year?

94 homes sold in the last year and 767 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near SP6?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Fordingbridge Junior School, where 62% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SP6?

For a 3-bedroom house, SP2 (£334k, 15 km), BH11 (£328k, 21 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.