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SO40 0 area guide

Who lives in SO40 0, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: New Forest
Region: South East
Population: 3,148 (2024)

SO40 0Postcode sector · Southampton

At a glance

What SO40 0 is like

The SO40 0 postcode sector in New Forest covers 60 live postcodes and is home to about 3,148 people in 1,263 households. 79.7% of households own their home, 14% rent privately and 5.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 54.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How SO40 0 compares

Headline figures for SO40 0, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.5/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

2.8/ 10

Limited: 1 station within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

1 school in SO40 0. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£60,110

Average annual income before tax, higher than 67% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SO40 0 differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
27.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Few private renters
Only 14% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
79.7% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

SO40 0 FAQs

Is SO40 0 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.5 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10 (limited).

Is SO40 0 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around SO40 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in SO40 0?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.8% of residents. 79.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (42%).

Which council covers SO40 0?

The local authority for SO40 0 is New Forest.

SO40 0 comes under New Forest in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SO40 0?

Connectivity scores 2.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 2.8 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Ashurst New Forest Rail Station, 0.9 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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