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SO42 postcode area · New Forest

The SO42 postcode district spans 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in New Forest. Area Scores range from 74 to 90 across them. Every full SO42 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the SO42 district, Brockenhurst & Sway is the strongest performer at 90 out of 100 (#684 of 6,856 nationally); Lymington Town & Boldre is the weakest at 75. All 2 rank in the least-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £537,500 in Lymington Town & Boldre to £716,250 in Brockenhurst & Sway.

Living here

Typical net household income£47,173a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime48per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)54
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 SO42 district

£825,000median home sold over the past year · +22.8% over 5 years · +3.4% over the year · 61 sales
Detached£1,010,000
Semi-detached£886,250
Terraced£540,000
Flat£185,000
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
Brockenhurst & SwayNew Forest 68490 £716,250
Lymington Town & BoldreNew Forest 1,73975 £537,500

People living in SO42 Census 2021

Residents15,903
Median age (est.)54
Density74per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above43%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 15%45–64 30%65+ 34%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 8%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 6%Other: 22%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 6%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 23% · Professional 21% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors23%
Professional21%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative8%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

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 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 SO42

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO42 district.

Lymington

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SO42.

SO4 SO41 SO45 SO40 BH25 PO39 PO40 PO41

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.