# SO45 1XG: area report for a postcode in New Forest

SO45 1XG 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 SO45 1XG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) › [SO45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45) › [SO45 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45-1)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. New Forest 017B: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **Netley, 6.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **No property in SO45 1XG 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=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, New Forest 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **£384,977 average price**: For the whole of New Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **No gigabit broadband at SO45 1XG**: Superfast for 0%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **Low road and rail noise at SO45 1XG**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **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=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cadland Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cadland-primary-school-e134734) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blackfield Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackfield-primary-and-nursery-school-e141474) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-church-of-england-infant-school-e138242) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [Lift New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lift-new-forest-e138585) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2025 | £437,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| June 2024 | £591,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 570 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.5** (2025). New Forest 017B has a deprivation score of 20.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,300th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 2,081** (2021). New Forest 017B had 2,081 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,159th 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: 53.2%** (January 2026). In New Forest 017B, 53.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 1.9%** (August 2026). In New Forest 017B, 1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SO45 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £330,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO45 was £330,000 in 2025. Joint 898th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,362** (2021). SO45 had 34,362 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 686th 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: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in SO45 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: 82.5%** (January 2026). In SO45, 82.5% 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: 50.8200, -1.3879

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=-1.3879,50.8200,SO451XG

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