# SO45 4PE: area report for a postcode in New Forest

SO45 4PE 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 4PE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [New Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest) › [SO45](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45) › [SO45 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45-4)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 45% on July. New Forest 011A: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **Woolston, 5.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **No property in SO45 4PE 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=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, New Forest 011A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **£384,564 average price**: For the whole of New Forest, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **62.5% can get gigabit broadband at SO45 4PE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **Low road and rail noise at SO45 4PE**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **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=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wildground Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wildground-infant-school-e115885) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 | – |
| [Noadswood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/noadswood-school-e137125) | Secondary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Wildground Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wildground-junior-school-e115883) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchard Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-junior-school-e115988) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Orchard Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchard-infant-school-e152144) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Greenwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenwood-school-e115847) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Applemore College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/applemore-college-e116504) | Secondary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 37.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Oak Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-lodge-school-e116637) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £440,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2023 | £675,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £427,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £465,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £172,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| June 2023 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FORESTSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (310 m); RED AND GREEN PRACTICE (880 m)
- Pharmacies: JAYS PHARMACY (190 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: FORESTSIDE DENTAL PRACTICE (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hythe Esso Express (110 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 011A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.7** (2025). New Forest 011A has a deprivation score of 6.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,734th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £454,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in New Forest 011A was £454,000 in 2025. Joint 6,227th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,719** (2021). New Forest 011A had 1,719 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,752nd 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: 82.0%** (January 2026). In New Forest 011A, 82.0% 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.

## 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: 50.8546, -1.4155

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=-1.4155,50.8546,SO454PE

## How to cite

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