# SO45

Postcode district covering Hythe, Buttsash and Dibden Purlieu, in New Forest.

SO45 is a postcode district covering Hythe, Buttsash and Dibden Purlieu, in New Forest. Median sale price £330,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SO45. 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 SO45 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SO45) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 8% of people in SO45 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=SO45) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 490 homes were sold in SO45 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SO45) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SO45.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SO45) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SO45 had 34,362 usual residents at the census.

## How SO45 compares

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

| Measure | SO45 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £330,000 | joint 8th cheapest | 23 postcode districts, SO · 2025 |
| Population | 34,362 | 8th most populated | 24 postcode districts, SO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 8% | 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, SO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 82.5% | 11th lowest | 24 postcode districts, SO · Jan 2026 |

## Is SO45 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SO45 at a rate of 60.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across the SO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 201 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SO45.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (905), other crime (356) and anti-social behaviour (271).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SO45 was 58.2 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 SO45, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SO45 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in SO45

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [New Forest 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023007) | 1,088 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 45.0% |
| [New Forest 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023010) | 1,383 | 77.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.3% |
| [New Forest 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023008) | 1,574 | 115.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.2% |
| [New Forest 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023009) | 1,444 | 51.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.1% |
| [New Forest 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023038) | 1,395 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.9% |
| [New Forest 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023039) | 1,412 | 39.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.6% |
| [New Forest 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023040) | 1,448 | 24.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.8% |
| [New Forest 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023003) | 1,719 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 82.0% |
| [New Forest 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023004) | 1,818 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.6% |
| [New Forest 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023005) | 1,465 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 69.9% |
| [New Forest 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023006) | 1,371 | 126.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.4% |
| [New Forest 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023028) | 2,065 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.3% |
| [New Forest 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023037) | 1,997 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 83.7% |
| [New Forest 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023029) | 1,682 | 83.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.1% |
| [New Forest 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023030) | 1,264 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.5% |
| [New Forest 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023032) | 1,317 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 77.0% |
| [New Forest 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023033) | 1,293 | 80.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.4% |
| [New Forest 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023013) | 1,408 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 66.2% |
| [New Forest 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023014) | 1,656 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.6% |
| [New Forest 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023015) | 1,420 | 85.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 54.8% |
| [New Forest 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023016) | 1,354 | 30.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 56.7% |
| [New Forest 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023027) | 1,421 | 53.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 59.6% |
| [New Forest 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/neighbourhood/e01023031) | 1,194 | 59.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.2% |

## 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 SO45

[Holbury North, Blackfield & Fawley](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/holbury-north-blackfield-and-fawley), [Holbury South](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/holbury-south), [Hythe](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/hythe), [Langdown & Dibden Purlieu](https://openindex.co.uk/new-forest/langdown-and-dibden-purlieu)

## Postcode sectors in SO45

[SO45 1 (191 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45-1), [SO45 2 (147 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45-2), [SO45 3 (153 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45-3), [SO45 4 (151 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45-4), [SO45 5 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45-5), [SO45 6 (125 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45-6), [SO45 9 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in SO45

[Hythe and Dibden Purlieu](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hythe-and-dibden-purlieu)

## Postcode districts next to SO45

[SO40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so40), [SO42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so42)

## 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)

## SO45 in brief

SO45 is a postcode district covering Hythe, Buttsash and Dibden Purlieu, in New Forest.
About 34,428 people lived in SO45 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £330,000 in 2025 across 490 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 60.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SO45 was £330,000 in 2025.
SO45 had 34,362 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in SO45 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SO45, 82.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SO45
- 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: 49.14 km²
- People, mid-2024: 34,428*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 115

* 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), [SO42](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so42)

## Latest updates for SO45

- 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/SO45

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so45#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/so45