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SO40 postcode area · New Forest

The SO40 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in New Forest. Area Scores range from 45 to 83 across them. Every full SO40 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SO40 district's neighbourhoods is Ashurst & Cadnam (83 out of 100, #1,136 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Totton Calmore (46). 6 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £295,000 in Marchwood & Dibden to £562,500 in Ashurst & Cadnam — a 1.9× gap within the SO40 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£43,514a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime61per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SO40 district

£331,000median home sold over the past year · +14.1% over 5 years · -2.3% over the year · 582 sales
Detached£465,000
Semi-detached£335,000
Terraced£275,000
Flat£163,500
New Forest£380,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ashurst & CadnamNew Forest 1,13683 £562,500
Totton RushingtonNew Forest 1,16383 £312,500
West TottonNew Forest 1,44479 £325,000
Lymington Town & BoldreNew Forest 1,73975 £537,500
Marchwood & DibdenNew Forest 1,97271 £295,000
Lyndhurst & MinsteadNew Forest 1,98671 £450,000
Totton TownNew Forest 3,51549 £295,000
Totton CalmoreNew Forest 3,73446 £312,500

People living in SO40 Census 2021

Residents56,548
Median age (est.)48
Density190per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above31%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 10%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 SO40

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO40 district.

Lymington Totton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SO40.

SO43 SO4 SO1 SO15 SO16 SO14 SO17 SO45

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.