Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22225
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22225 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near SO40 2HF
Crime trends · near SO40 2HF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY -29%
ASB
7
YoY +75%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -75%
Burglary
4
YoY -43%
Criminal damage
9
YoY -10%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
59
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,159
White Brit.95.8%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,154
Christian53.8%
No religion38.4%
Not answered6.8%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,157
50–6428.4%
65–7416.4%
35–4914.2%
75–8411.2%
25–346.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.1%
Households
Total households: 480
All members 66+21.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.6%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.5%
+ 7 other households · 27.5%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council Area
New Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373
Hampshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh
Constituency code
E14001373
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Copythorne
International Territorial Level
New Forest
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Hampshire
NHS Scotland
Wessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hampshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
New Forest 007A E01022992
E01022992
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 007 E02004785
E02004785
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 007A E01022992
E01022992
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 007 E02004785
E02004785
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:22 AM
Sunrise
7:42 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:22 AM
Sunset (today)
7:42 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1994
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> Present
December 1994 — Introduced
Postcode SO40 2HF introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 22225
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01022992 and MSOA E02004785 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO40 2HF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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