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The house in Whitefield Road, New Milton is divided into a ground floor and first floor unit with a bedroom and kitchen on the ground floor. From the entrance there is a hall that greets visitors with a timber-effect flooring, a sitting/dining room with a large bay window to the front and a kitchen letting in light. There is also a ground floor bedroom with timber effect flooring and a shower room fitted with a white suite comprising a fully tiled shower cubicle, wash basin and WC.
Upstairs is a sitting/dining room with a large bay window and a “lovely” outlook over the bowling green. The kitchen has “limited” built-in storage space and next to it is a double bedroom with built-in storage and a bathroom. Marketed by Mitchells, the description on Rightmove says the £1 home is a refurbishment or redevelopment project.
It added: “A characterful detached property currently laid out as three individual units and offering excellent potential for re-configuration or for a re-development of the site. “The property is in need of a complete renovation and is situated in a fantastic position in the heart of New Milton, it is offered with no forward chain and other features include a garage and store room to the rear, a small private garden and the property will be offered for sale by informal tender with all offers to be received by midday on 31 March 2025.” Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals the average house price in the New Forest was £389,000 in December 2024.
This was slightly lower than the average of £394,000 in December 2023, a 1.3 per cent fall. First time buyers should expect to pay £298,000 as of December, in line with the average for December 2023.
The average monthly private rent in New Forest was £1,195 in January 2025. This was an increase from £1,113 in January 2024, a 7.4 per cent rise, the ONS said.
Across the south east, the average house price in December 2024 was £384,000, which was more than a year earlier (£368,000). Across Great Britain, a home sold for an average of £271,000 in December 2024, which was up from the December 2023 average of £259,000..
