Mount Pleasant’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Mount Pleasant’s built-up area.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Mount PleasantHampshire
The village has 204 residents and lies in Hampshire, South East.
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Photo: Mike Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
204
Census 2021 · New Forest council
Median age
54.7
37% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
41%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
10%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Mount Pleasant a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Mount Pleasant is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. One in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Over-65s are 37% of the population. Its listed buildings number 1, with 0 at Grade I.
What makes Mount Pleasant stand out
The 3 things Mount Pleasant does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
42% of commuters travel under 5 km.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
37% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 listed building
0 Grade II*; 2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mount Pleasant.
Who lives here
Mount Pleasant skews older, with 37% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
Children under 15 make up 10%, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). People aged 15 to 24 are 9.7% of the population. The middle age in Mount Pleasant is 54.7. Just over two in five adults hold a degree.
54.7median age
Mount PleasantHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
37%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship8%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level41%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Mount Pleasant | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 37% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.9% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Money is tighter in Mount Pleasant than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: households earn £50K a year
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 50% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
85% of commuters drove, above Hampshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Working from home was the norm for half of workers at the census. Mount Pleasant counts 2 jobs per working resident.
10%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot6%
Bicycle4%
42%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
50%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£50K
mean household income, before tax
2.1%
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
Mount Pleasant is a town of owners: 84% of households own their home, above Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
The private rented sector houses 13% of households. 2% live in social housing, below both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,244 a month across the New Forest council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Mount Pleasant£0K
Typical UK town£277K
84%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,244
average private rent a month, New Forest council area
£2,437
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
Burglary and damage hit Mount Pleasant harder than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 16.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence came to 27.8 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (20.7) and England’s towns (22). Over the year to August 2026, 18 offences were reported in Mount Pleasant.
27.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual9
Burglary2
Vehicle crime2
Shoplifting1
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Drugs1
Weapons1
Anti-social0
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.
27.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
18
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Mount Pleasant than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2% of residents
Seeing a GP means leaving Mount Pleasant: the nearest practice is 1.4 miles away. The nearest A&E to Mount Pleasant is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 10.7 miles away. Disability touches 16% of the town’s population.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Mount Pleasant | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
81.3
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
88
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Mount Pleasant is rich in listed buildings: 49 per 10,000 residents, more than in both Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II covers all 1 listed building that Historic England records here.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
13%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
49
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 Mount Pleasant
11pages on Mount Pleasant
The big questions
Mount Pleasant’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LymingtonEvertonSwayHordleAshleyMilford on SeaBrockenhurstMount Pleasant
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant | 204 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lymington | 14,870 | 1.5 | B | D | C+ | A− |
| Everton | 1,615 | 1.7 | — | D | A+ | A+ |
| Sway | 2,437 | 1.8 | — | D | B | A |
| Hordle | 1,158 | 1.9 | — | D | A | A |
| Ashley | 7,730 | 2.7 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Milford on Sea | 4,364 | 2.9 | A | D | A− | A+ |
| Brockenhurst | 3,484 | 3.4 | A | D | B+ | A+ |
Everton, Sway and Hordle have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Mount Pleasant
How many listed buildings are there in Mount Pleasant?
1 on Historic England’s list. That is 2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Mount Pleasant?
Band D council tax in Mount Pleasant is £2,437 for 2026–27, less than in 51% 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.
About Mount Pleasant
Village in Hampshire, England
Mount Pleasant is a built-up area of 204 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
- 204 (Census 2021)
- Council
- New Forest
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006664
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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