SO4 postcode area
The SO4 postcode district spans 19 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in New Forest, Southampton. Area Scores range from 27 to 97 across them.
In summary
The SO4 district contains both ends of the scale: Barton on Sea at 97 out of 100 (#190 of 6,856 in England) against Holbury South at 27, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 12 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £250,000 in Freemantle to £716,250 in Brockenhurst & Sway — a 2.9× gap within the SO4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — New Forest and Southampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton on SeaNew Forest | 190 | 97 | £495,000 |
| Milford & Lymington SouthNew Forest | 300 | 96 | £572,500 |
| HytheNew Forest | 663 | 90 | £340,000 |
| Brockenhurst & SwayNew Forest | 684 | 90 | £716,250 |
| Hordle & BashleyNew Forest | 821 | 88 | £450,000 |
| Ashurst & CadnamNew Forest | 1,136 | 83 | £562,500 |
| Totton RushingtonNew Forest | 1,163 | 83 | £312,500 |
| West TottonNew Forest | 1,444 | 79 | £325,000 |
| Lymington Town & BoldreNew Forest | 1,739 | 75 | £537,500 |
| Marchwood & DibdenNew Forest | 1,972 | 71 | £295,000 |
| Lyndhurst & MinsteadNew Forest | 1,986 | 71 | £450,000 |
| Holbury North, Blackfield & FawleyNew Forest | 2,226 | 68 | £338,750 |
| New Milton EastNew Forest | 2,514 | 63 | £330,000 |
| Lymington North & WestNew Forest | 2,843 | 58 | £360,000 |
| Langdown & Dibden PurlieuNew Forest | 3,446 | 50 | £335,000 |
| Totton TownNew Forest | 3,515 | 49 | £295,000 |
| Totton CalmoreNew Forest | 3,734 | 46 | £312,500 |
| FreemantleSouthampton | 4,694 | 32 | £250,000 |
| Holbury SouthNew Forest | 4,982 | 27 | £287,500 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SO4.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.