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SO41 postcode area · New Forest

The SO41 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in New Forest. Area Scores range from 58 to 97 across them. Every full SO41 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SO41 district's neighbourhoods is Barton on Sea (97 out of 100, #190 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Lymington North & West (58). 5 of the 6 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 £360,000 in Lymington North & West to £716,250 in Brockenhurst & Sway — a 2.0× gap within the SO41 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,138a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime37per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)56
Owner-occupied78%

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 SO41 district

£477,500median home sold over the past year · -0.5% over 5 years · -9.9% over the year · 512 sales
Detached£692,500
Semi-detached£414,000
Terraced£380,000
Flat£295,000
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
Barton on SeaNew Forest 19097 £495,000
Milford & Lymington SouthNew Forest 30096 £572,500
Brockenhurst & SwayNew Forest 68490 £716,250
Hordle & BashleyNew Forest 82188 £450,000
Lymington Town & BoldreNew Forest 1,73975 £537,500
Lymington North & WestNew Forest 2,84358 £360,000

People living in SO41 Census 2021

Residents48,797
Median age (est.)56
Density186per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above36%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 7%25–44 15%45–64 28%65+ 37%

Tenure

Own outright: 55%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 55%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 8%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 6%Other: 25%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 6%Other 25%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 19% · Professional 18% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors19%
Professional18%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 35% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 SO41

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO41 district.

Lymington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SO41.

BH25 SO42 PO39 PO40 SO4 BH23 PO41 SO40

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.