Burley’s story
Old homes in Burley: 39% built before 1919
Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Burley’s built-up area.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BurleyHampshire
A village in Hampshire, South East, home to 469 people.
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Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
469
Census 2021 · New Forest council
Median home
£649K
24 sales in 3 years
Median age
52.8
31% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
18%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Burley a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so Burley has none; the figures on this page are still real. 5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. The median home sold for £648,500. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
What makes Burley stand out
The 3 things Burley does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.3 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burley.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Burley than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 43% of adults
Ages in Burley split evenly at 52.8: half are older, half younger. 13% are under 15, below Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of the population.
52.8median age
BurleyHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Burley | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Burley
Its one school is below. At the one primary school within 3 km, just over two in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 81 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Burley work nearby than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 22% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Work in town: a tenth of resident commuters. Working mainly from home: just over two in five workers, above both Hampshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). 18% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
18%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving77%
On foot13%
Bus3%
Train2%
Bicycle1%
22%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£68K
mean household income, before tax
2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Few households rent privately in Burley: 13%, fewer than in Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
Social housing holds nearly a quarter of households, above Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,244 a month across the New Forest council area. 64% of households own their home.
£649Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Burley£649K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £965,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £489,950 | 7 |
64%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,244
average private rent a month, New Forest council area
£2,317
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Burley see more burglary and damage than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 22.7 per 1,000 a year
28 crimes and 2 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Burley’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence and sexual offences made up 36% of the total. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 3.6 reports per 1,000, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (5.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
22violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Vehicle crime6
Public order4
Damage & arson3
Burglary3
Shoplifting1
Other theft1
Drugs0
Anti-social2
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
22
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
22.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.6
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
28
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
85% of people in Burley rate their health good or very good
There is no GP practice in Burley: the nearest is 3.2 miles off. The nearest A&E to Burley is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 7.2 miles away.
85%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Burley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
84.1
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
More of the land in Burley is conservation area than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 99%
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Burley has 107 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, above Hampshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39) alike.
5listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II5
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
39%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
107
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Burley
14pages on Burley
The big questions
Safety22 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £649K · rent £1,244 a monthHousing9 sold in 12 months · busiest street Warnes LaneSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 84.1 (men), 85.1 (women)Work & commute62% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Burley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HightownBransgoreRingwoodSwayNew MiltonAshleyAshley HeathBurley
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley | 469 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hightown | 1,296 | 2.8 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Bransgore | 3,688 | 3.1 | B | D | A | A |
| Ringwood | 12,789 | 3.6 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Sway | 2,437 | 5.1 | — | D | B | A |
| New Milton | 11,872 | 5.2 | C | C | C− | C+ |
| Ashley | 7,730 | 5.4 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Ashley Heath | 7,151 | 5.6 | B | D− | A− | A |
Hightown and Sway have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Burley
Is Burley expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £489,950 and detached houses £965,000.
How many listed buildings are there in Burley?
That is 4.4 times the typical UK town for its size. 39% of Burley’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
About Burley
Village in Hampshire, England
Burley is a built-up area of 469 people, in the New Forest council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 469 (Census 2021)
- Council
- New Forest
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006576
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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