Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 8.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO40 2PL
Southampton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SO40 2PL
Coordinates
50.9266, -1.5674
Grid reference
SU304142
Easting
430,498
Northing
114,215
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWCGM+J2
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Cadnam and Bartley
Travel to Work
Southampton
ITL Region
New Forest
National Park
New Forest
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
25226
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25226 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SO40 2PL
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO40 2PL
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY +26%
754616
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY -70%
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.8%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian53.8%
No religion38.4%
Not answered6.8%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6428.4%
65–7416.4%
35–4914.2%
75–8411.2%
25–346.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.1%
Households
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 AreaNew Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373Hampshire
Police Force
England
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 EnglandWessex
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
E01022992MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 007 E02004785
E02004785LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 007A E01022992
E01022992MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 007 E02004785
E02004785Smaller 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) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:45 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentDecember 1994 — Introduced
Postcode SO40 2PL 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) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 25226
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 2PL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SO40 2PL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–12
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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