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SO42 7XL

Postcode

A postcode in New Forest 017B, Forest & Solent ward, New Forest.

This report describes the area around SO42 7XL, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around SO42 7XL

The neighbourhood: New Forest 017B

Everything about New Forest 017B
Deprivation score
20.5
Joint 14,300th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,081
Joint 4,159th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
53.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

The postcode district: SO42

Everything about SO42
Median sale price
£822,500
Joint 42nd most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
4,871
457th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
60%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.