# SO43 7EH: area report for a postcode in New Forest

SO43 7EH 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 SO43 7EH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) › [SO43](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so43) › [SO43 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so43-7)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. New Forest 007C: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **Ashurst New Forest, 3.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **No property in SO43 7EH 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=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, New Forest 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **£384,564 average price**: For the whole of New Forest, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **No gigabit broadband at SO43 7EH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **Low road and rail noise at SO43 7EH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **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=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH
- **7.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-and-all-angels-cofe-infant-school-e116366) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [New Forest Small School Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-forest-small-school-ltd-e136112) | Independent | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Clay Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/clay-hill-school-e140046) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2024 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| January 2026 | £412,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £1,075,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2024 | £1,700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| August 2023 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| December 2025 | £396,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| July 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 470 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LYNDHURST SURGERY (790 m)
- Pharmacies: CAREFIRST PHARMACY (820 m)
- Dental practices: THE LYNDHURST DENTAL PRACTICE (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Lyndhurst Express (780 m, Tesco)

## 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.4** (2025). New Forest 007C has a deprivation score of 6.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,401st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £417,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in New Forest 007C was £417,500 in 2025. Joint 7,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,559** (2021). New Forest 007C had 1,559 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,282nd 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: 57.8%** (January 2026). In New Forest 007C, 57.8% 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.

## SO43 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £440,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO43 was £440,000 in 2025. Joint 462nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 4,003** (2021). SO43 had 4,003 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 398th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SO43 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: 60.3%** (January 2026). In SO43, 60.3% 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: 50.8791, -1.5798

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), 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=-1.5798,50.8791,SO437EH

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