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

SO41 9RQ 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 9RQ 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

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 53% on July. New Forest 017D: 161 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **Lymington Town, 290 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **No property in SO41 9RQ 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=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, New Forest 017D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **£384,977 average price**: For the whole of New Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **No gigabit broadband at SO41 9RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SO41 9RQ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **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=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ
- **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=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ

## 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 | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [Lymington Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lymington-junior-school-e116051) | Primary | 910 m (11 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 | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Priestlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priestlands-school-e137129) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southlands School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southlands-school-e116564) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £947,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £1,499,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| November 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2023 | £630,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| August 2024 | £1,642,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2023 | £650,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lymington Town (290 m, 4 minutes on foot); Lymington Pier (580 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHAWTON HOUSE SURGERY (610 m); WISTARIA & MILFORD SURGERIES (710 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (360 m); BOOTS (710 m); BOOTS (850 m)
- Dental practices: SOLENT HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (280 m); MEWS DENTAL PRACTICE (330 m); SWEDENTAL SURGERY (430 m); ST. THOMAS STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (730 m); SMILES OF NEW FOREST (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Lymington High Street Express (220 m, Tesco); Cook Lymington (500 m, Cook); M&S Lymington SF (640 m, Marks and Spencer); Waitrose Lymington (880 m, Waitrose)

## 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 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: 50.7583, -1.5376

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), 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=-1.5376,50.7583,SO419RQ

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