# SO41 9BZ: area report for a postcode in New Forest

SO41 9BZ 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 SO41 9BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) › [SO41](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so41) › [SO41 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so41-9)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. New Forest 017D: 161 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **Lymington Town, 180 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **2 of 3 properties in SO41 9BZ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, New Forest 017D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **£384,564 average price**: For the whole of New Forest, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO41 9BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **Low road and rail noise at SO41 9BZ**: Road 46 dB, rail 52 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lymington Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lymington-church-of-england-infant-school-e116365) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Lymington Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lymington-junior-school-e116051) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Walhampton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/walhampton-school-e116525) | Independent | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Southlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southlands-school-e116564) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Priestlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priestlands-school-e137129) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pennington Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pennington-church-of-england-primary-school-e116307) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £427,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2024 | £202,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £293,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £625,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2025 | £855,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2024 | £679,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lymington Town (180 m, 2 minutes on foot); Lymington Pier (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WISTARIA & MILFORD SURGERIES (670 m); CHAWTON HOUSE SURGERY (760 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (530 m); BOOTS (670 m); BOOTS (970 m)
- Dental practices: MEWS DENTAL PRACTICE (150 m); SOLENT HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (300 m); SWEDENTAL SURGERY (380 m); ST. THOMAS STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (880 m); SMILES OF NEW FOREST (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Lymington High Street Express (390 m, Tesco); Cook Lymington (680 m, Cook); M&S Lymington SF (810 m, Marks and Spencer); Waitrose Lymington (960 m, Waitrose)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £384,564** (August 2026). New Forest’s average house price was £384,564 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 52nd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 017D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.4** (2025). New Forest 017D has a deprivation score of 16.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,887th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £409,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in New Forest 017D was £409,000 in 2025. Joint 8,295th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,629** (2021). New Forest 017D had 1,629 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,713th most 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: 46.5%** (January 2026). In New Forest 017D, 46.5% 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.

## SO41 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £482,780** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO41 was £482,780 in 2025. 322nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,001** (2021). SO41 had 32,001 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 810th 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: 67%** (2022). About 67% of people in SO41 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: 77.5%** (January 2026). In SO41, 77.5% 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: 50.7623, -1.5385

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

## Your MP

- [New Forest West](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/new-forest-west): Sir Desmond Swayne (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), August 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=-1.5385,50.7623,SO419BZ

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