A NEW FOREST town could see a flurry of new residents as more and more movers are keeping tabs on homes in the area.

Hampshire's New Milton with its close-to-the-sea appeal has been one of the highest searched locations in the UK.

According to property site Rightmove, it says that week-on-week searches for renting in New Milton has increased by 19%.

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This leaves the town placed eighth on the website's list.

The fellow Hampshire town of Romsey, on the edge of Southampton, has also appeared on the same list, placing joint-second.

Rightmove's top 10 locations for biggest weekly % increases in rental searches:

  • Downham Market, Norfolk - 32%
  • Ormskirk, Lancashire - 24%
  • Romsey, Hampshire - 24%
  • Hailsham, East Sussex - 24%
  • Morecambe, Lancashire - 22%
  • Worksop, Nottinghamshire - 22%
  • Sutton-In-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire - 21%
  • New Milton, Hampshire - 19%
  • Ayr, Ayrshire - 19%
  • Shipley, West Yorkshire - 18%