SO40 postcode district

New Forest · 1,084 postcodes

At a glance

The average home in New Forest sold for £384,977 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.0% on a year earlier. Across New Forest, police record 59 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.

From the middle of the SO40 district, the nearest primary school is Abbotswood Junior School, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Hounsdown School, 0.8 mi away, about a 15 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is New Horizons Medical Partnership, 0.5 mi away, about a 10 minute walk.

Totton station is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk; the nearest park is 30 m away, about a 1 minute walk.

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Schools nearby

Primary

Abbotswood Junior SchoolPrimary · Foundation school · ages 7–11 · Ofsted reports

0.4 mi

Forest Park SchoolCommunity special school · ages 2–19

Ofsted: GoodInspected 29 Nov 2022 · Report

0.4 mi

Lydlynch Infant SchoolPrimary · Community school · ages 4–7 · Ofsted reports

0.5 mi

Hazel Wood Infant SchoolPrimary · Community school · ages 4–7

Ofsted: OutstandingInspected 5 Dec 2023 · Report

0.5 mi

Foxhills Infant SchoolPrimary · Community school · ages 4–7 · Ofsted reports

0.7 mi

Secondary

Forest Park SchoolCommunity special school · ages 2–19

Ofsted: GoodInspected 29 Nov 2022 · Report

0.4 mi

Hounsdown SchoolSecondary · Academy converter · ages 11–16

Ofsted: GoodInspected 5 Jun 2024 · Report

0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education · Get Information About Schools · Ofsted. Distances are straight-line. Schools teaching both age ranges appear in both lists and in amber on the map. Since November 2025 Ofsted gives report cards with grades for each area instead of one overall grade; from September 2024 there was no overall grade. Independent schools inspected by ISI aren't covered. Living close to a school does not guarantee a place; check admissions with the council.

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Stations nearby

Train stations

Totton

1.0 mi · 20 min walk

Redbridge (Hants)

1.5 mi

Ashurst New Forest

1.9 mi

Millbrook (Hants)

3.1 mi

Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Straight-line distances; walking times assume about 5 km/h.

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Parks and green spaces

30 mto the nearest park

2parks within a 10 minute walk

13hectares of park within a 10 minute walk

Park or garden (2 nearby)nearest 13 hectares

30 m · 1 min walk

Play area (7 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.2 mi · 4 min walk

Playing field (2 nearby)nearest 1.0 hectares

0.3 mi · 5 min walk

Sports ground (2 nearby)nearest 4.0 hectares

0.3 mi · 6 min walk

Water Lane AllotmentsAllotments or community garden · 1.9 hectares

0.4 mi · 9 min walk

Play area (4 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.5 mi · 10 min walk

Allotments or community garden (2 nearby)nearest 1.6 hectares

0.5 mi · 10 min walk

Playing field (4 nearby)nearest 5.0 hectares

0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Tennis courts (2 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Park or garden (4 nearby)nearest 1.2 hectares

0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Sports ground (2 nearby)nearest under 0.1 hectares

0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Langley Manor Cricket ClubSports ground · 2.2 hectares

0.7 mi · 14 min walk

Source: OS Open Greenspace (Ordnance Survey). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right. Public parks, playing fields, play areas, allotments and sports grounds within 1 mile, measured in a straight line to the nearest way in. Some sports grounds and allotments are for members only.

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Questions about the SO40 district

What is the crime rate in the SO40 district?

Across New Forest, police record 59 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.

How much do houses cost in the SO40 district?

The average home in New Forest sold for £384,977 in the latest House Price Index, up 0.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £584,457, semi-detached £370,670, terraced £300,784, flats £196,626. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.

What schools are near the SO40 district?

The nearest primary school is Abbotswood Junior School, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Hounsdown School, 0.8 mi away, about a 15 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.

Where is the nearest train station to the SO40 district?

Totton is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk.

What is the average household income in the SO40 district?

The ONS estimates average household income of £59,322 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.

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Postcodes in SO40

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Distances on this page are from the middle of the district.

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SO15 SO16 SO43 SO14 SO17 SO52 SO51 SO18

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