# SO42 7TB: area report for a postcode in New Forest

SO42 7TB 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 SO42 7TB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) › [SO42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so42) › [SO42 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so42-7)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. New Forest 015C: 51 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **Brockenhurst, 800 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **3 of 20 properties in SO42 7TB at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at medium risk, 4 at low risk. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, New Forest 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **£384,977 average price**: For the whole of New Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **77.8% can get gigabit broadband at SO42 7TB**: Superfast for 77.8%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **Low road and rail noise at SO42 7TB**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB
- **6.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockenhurst-church-of-england-primary-school-and-pre-school-e116276) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brockenhurst College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockenhurst-college-e130690) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £725,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £1,100,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2023 | £1,400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2024 | £872,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2023 | £2,250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| May 2025 | £1,600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| May 2024 | £1,500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| June 2026 | £1,450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Brockenhurst (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NEW FOREST MEDICAL GROUP (650 m)
- Pharmacies: DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (510 m)
- Dental practices: OAK LODGE DENTAL SURGERY (560 m); MERRYGATE DENTAL SURGERY (610 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op FR Brockenhurst (540 m, The Southern Co-operative); Tesco Brockenhurst Express (550 m, Tesco)

## 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 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.8** (2025). New Forest 015C has a deprivation score of 5.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £1,082,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in New Forest 015C was £1,082,500 in 2025. Joint 359th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,737** (2021). New Forest 015C had 1,737 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,038th 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: 91.9%** (January 2026). In New Forest 015C, 91.9% 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.

## SO42 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £822,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO42 was £822,500 in 2025. Joint 42nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 4,871** (2021). SO42 had 4,871 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 457th least 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: 60%** (2022). About 60% of people in SO42 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: 78.8%** (January 2026). In SO42, 78.8% 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: 50.8176, -1.5848

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=-1.5848,50.8176,SO427TB

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