# SO40 4WZ: area report for a postcode in New Forest

SO40 4WZ 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 4WZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) › [SO40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so40) › [SO40 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so40-4)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 92% on July. New Forest 008D: 35 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **Millbrook (Hants), 2.9 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **No property in SO40 4WZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, New Forest 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **£384,977 average price**: For the whole of New Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO40 4WZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **Low road and rail noise at SO40 4WZ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **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=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Marchwood Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marchwood-church-of-england-infant-school-e116299) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Marchwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marchwood-junior-school-e116073) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| September 2024 | £412,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £372,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2024 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £403,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £406,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2024 | £865,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (560 m)
- Dental practices: MARCHWOOD DENTAL CENTRE (670 m); MARCHWOOD DENTAL PRACTICE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Marchwood (530 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.6** (2025). New Forest 008D has a deprivation score of 8.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,979th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,306** (2021). New Forest 008D had 1,306 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,777th 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: 82.4%** (January 2026). In New Forest 008D, 82.4% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 1.4%** (August 2026). In New Forest 008D, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 50.8903, -1.4590

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=-1.4590,50.8903,SO404WZ

## How to cite

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