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

SO40 3SZ 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 3SZ 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

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 64% on July. New Forest 003B: 96 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **Totton, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **No property in SO40 3SZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, New Forest 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **£384,977 average price**: For the whole of New Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **No gigabit broadband at SO40 3SZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **Low road and rail noise at SO40 3SZ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **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=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Testwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/testwood-school-e137315) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | Attainment 8 of 39.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oakfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-academy-e147021) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Calmore Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calmore-infant-school-e116049) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lydlynch Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lydlynch-infant-school-e115954) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Abbotswood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbotswood-junior-school-e116482) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Forest Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forest-park-school-e135823) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [GLADE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glade-school-e147655) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £925,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| June 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| May 2026 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 330 m |
| December 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| January 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| January 2023 | £183,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 350 m |
| February 2024 | £355,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 400 m |
| March 2026 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PHARMACY DIRECT (540 m)
- Dental practices: THE TOTTON DENTAL CENTRE (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Totton - Salisbury Road (500 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.6** (2025). New Forest 003B has a deprivation score of 14.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,929th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £312,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in New Forest 003B was £312,000 in 2025. Joint 14,622nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,442** (2021). New Forest 003B had 1,442 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,168th 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: 85.2%** (January 2026). In New Forest 003B, 85.2% 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: 50.9309, -1.4978

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=-1.4978,50.9309,SO403SZ

## How to cite

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