SO4 postcode area · New Forest
The SO4 postcode district spans 19 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in New Forest, Southampton. Area Scores range from 27 to 97 across them. Every full SO4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
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.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
| 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 |
People living in SO4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 51% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 9%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in SO4
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO4 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SO4.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.