Burley Street’s story
5 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Burley Street’s built-up area.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Burley StreetHampshire
With 377 residents, it is a village in Hampshire, South East.
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Photo: John M · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
377
Census 2021 · New Forest council
Median age
59
39% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
45%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Burley Street a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Burley Street has no grades; its figures are still real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 5 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. It skews older: 39% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Burley Street stand out
The 3 things Burley Street does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 5.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
39% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burley Street.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Burley Street than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 9.5% are under 15
59median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% of the town, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). The age that splits Burley Street in two is 59. 45% of adults hold a degree.
Burley StreetHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
39%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level45%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 85 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 Street | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.5% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 8.4% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 39% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Long commutes are the norm in Burley Street: just 10% travel under 5 km, below Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
6%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 57% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £68K a year before tax, close to Hampshire’s towns (£66K) and above England’s towns (£55K). At the census, 90% of commuters went by car. The census counted 57% of workers working mainly from home.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
10%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
57%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£68K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
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
Most households in Burley Street own their home: 86%, more than in both Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
£0Kmedian sale
Private renters make up 10% of households, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%). 3% of households rent from a council or housing body. That is the middle of 8 standard sales inside Burley Street’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Burley Street£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,078,500 | 8 |
86%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
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
Burley Street records less violent crime per resident than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 6.2 per 1,000 a year
6.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Over the year to August 2026, 5 offences were reported in Burley Street, along with 1 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.8 reports per 1,000, below Hampshire’s towns (5.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 40% of the crimes.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Vehicle crime2
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social1
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.
6.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.2
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
5
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
More people in Burley Street live with a disability than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 22%
80%good or very good health
80% of people in Burley Street rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 3.7% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Hampshire’s towns (4.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. The nearest A&E to Burley Street is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 7.8 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Burley Street | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 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 · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Burley Street: 39% were built before 1919, more than in both Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
5listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Burley Street has 133 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Hampshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39) alike. Conservation areas cover 99% of the town’s land, above both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%).
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%
133
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 Street
12pages on Burley Street
The big questions
About Burley Street
Village in Hampshire, England
Burley Street is a built-up area of 377 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
- 377 (Census 2021)
- Council
- New Forest
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006556
Burley Street’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HightownRingwoodBransgoreAshley HeathSwayBrockenhurstNew MiltonBurley Street
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Street | 377 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hightown | 1,296 | 2.3 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Ringwood | 12,789 | 3 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Bransgore | 3,688 | 4 | B | D | A | A |
| Ashley Heath | 7,151 | 5.4 | B | D− | A− | A |
| Sway | 2,437 | 5.7 | — | D | B | A |
| Brockenhurst | 3,484 | 6 | A | D | B+ | A+ |
| New Milton | 11,872 | 6.2 | C | C | C− | C+ |
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 Street
How many listed buildings are there in Burley Street?
That is 5.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Burley Street?
Band D council tax in Burley Street is £2,317 for 2026–27, less than in 72% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
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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