# SO40 3LG: area report for a postcode in New Forest

SO40 3LG is a postcode in New Forest.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of New Forest. Open the map at SO40 3LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) › [SO40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so40) › [SO40 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so40-3)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. New Forest 002A: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **Totton, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **2 of 27 properties in SO40 3LG at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, New Forest 002A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **£384,977 average price**: For the whole of New Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO40 3LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **Low road and rail noise at SO40 3LG**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oakfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-academy-e147021) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lydlynch Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lydlynch-infant-school-e115954) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Abbotswood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbotswood-junior-school-e116482) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Testwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/testwood-school-e137315) | Secondary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Forest Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-park-school-e135823) | Special | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [GLADE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glade-school-e147655) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Calmore Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calmore-infant-school-e116049) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023 | – |
| [Calmore Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calmore-junior-school-e116483) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £310,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £538,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2024 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2023 | £349,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2026 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TESTVALE SURGERY (690 m)
- Pharmacies: PHARMACY DIRECT (440 m); A R PHARMACY (690 m); A R PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: THE TOTTON DENTAL CENTRE (200 m); THE DENTAL CARE CENTRE (670 m); APPOLLONIA DENTIST (860 m); DR DARUVALLA (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Totton 182 Water Lane (440 m, Morrisons); Co-op Totton - Salisbury Road (490 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Totton Longstock Crescent (690 m, Morrisons); Asda Totton Express Petrol (750 m, Asda); Asda Totton Superstore (860 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £384,977** (July 2026). New Forest’s average house price was £384,977 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). No change in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,571** (2025). Full-time workers living in New Forest earned a median of £38,571 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 173rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 10.0×** (2025). A home in New Forest costs 10.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 54th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.9** (2025). New Forest has a deprivation score of 12.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 61st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## New Forest 002A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.5** (2025). New Forest 002A has a deprivation score of 5.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,362nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in New Forest 002A was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 10,375th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,416** (2021). New Forest 002A had 1,416 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,928th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.4%** (January 2026). In New Forest 002A, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SO40 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO40 was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 898th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,680** (2021). SO40 had 41,680 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 397th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SO40 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.0%** (January 2026). In SO40, 80.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest)
- Centre: 50.9226, -1.4983

Council: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [New Forest East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/new-forest-east): Sir Julian Lewis (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4983,50.9226,SO403LG

## How to cite

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