SO45 postcode area
The SO45 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in New Forest, Southampton. Area Scores range from 27 to 90 across them.
In summary
The SO45 district contains both ends of the scale: Hythe at 90 out of 100 (#663 of 6,856 in England) against Holbury South at 27, a 63-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 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 £537,500 in Lymington Town & Boldre — a 2.1× gap within the SO45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HytheNew Forest | 663 | 90 | £340,000 |
| Lymington Town & BoldreNew Forest | 1,739 | 75 | £537,500 |
| Marchwood & DibdenNew Forest | 1,972 | 71 | £295,000 |
| Holbury North, Blackfield & FawleyNew Forest | 2,226 | 68 | £338,750 |
| Langdown & Dibden PurlieuNew Forest | 3,446 | 50 | £335,000 |
| FreemantleSouthampton | 4,694 | 32 | £250,000 |
| Holbury SouthNew Forest | 4,982 | 27 | £287,500 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SO45.
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.