# SO43

Postcode district covering Lyndhurst, Pikes Hill and Goose Green, in New Forest.

SO43 is a postcode district covering Lyndhurst, Pikes Hill and Goose Green, in New Forest. Median sale price £440,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SO43. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SO43 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so43#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so43#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so43#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so43#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SO43) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in SO43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SO43) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 89 homes were sold in SO43 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SO43) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SO43.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SO43) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SO43 had 4,003 usual residents at the census.

## How SO43 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SO43 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £440,000 | 8th most expensive | 23 postcode districts, SO · 2025 |
| Population | 4,003 | 2nd least populated | 24 postcode districts, SO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, SO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 60.3% | 4th lowest | 24 postcode districts, SO · Jan 2026 |

## Is SO43 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SO43 at a rate of 64.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across the SO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SO43.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (76), criminal damage and arson (49) and other crime (49).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SO43 was 65.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SO43, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SO43 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SO43

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [New Forest 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01022993) | 1,316 | 82.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 59.6% |
| [New Forest 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023045) | 1,559 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 57.8% |
| [New Forest 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023046) | 1,460 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 61.9% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in SO43

[Lyndhurst & Minstead](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/lyndhurst-and-minstead)

## Postcode sectors in SO43

[SO43 7 (137 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so43-7)

## Council

[New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest)

## Postcode districts next to SO43

[BH24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh24), [SO40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so40), [SO42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so42), [SO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51), [SP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp5), [SP6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp6)

## More in the SO postcode area

[All SO postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SO43 in brief

SO43 is a postcode district covering Lyndhurst, Pikes Hill and Goose Green, in New Forest.
About 3,926 people lived in SO43 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £440,000 in 2025 across 89 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 64.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SO43 was £440,000 in 2025.
SO43 had 4,003 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in SO43 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SO43, 60.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SO43
- Postcode area: [SO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so)
- Constituency: [New Forest East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/new-forest-east)
- Council: [New Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest)
- Area: 77.79 km²
- People, mid-2024: 3,926*
- Neighbourhoods: 3
- Output areas: 15

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SO40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so40), [BH24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh24), [SO42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so42), [SP6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp6), [SP5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sp5), [SO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51)

## Latest updates for SO43

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SO43

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so43, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so43#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so43