Least deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 4.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£380,409
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,366 sales
+1.4%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
Region
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.
20552
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20552 out of 33,755 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 & WalesProperty sales · SO40 2RJ
HM Land Registry · New Forest
Average price
£462,512
Median price: £380,409
Median +1.4% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,366 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '24 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £340,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£340k£313k£285k
Feb '24Jan '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SO40 2RJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO40 2RJ
Counts are for Totton North electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY -53%
493215
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
9
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
1050
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
1260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.5%
Other White2.7%
Indian1.1%
White & Asian1.0%
+ other · 4.6%
Religion
Christian46.4%
No religion46.2%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4922.7%
50–6421.4%
25–3410.7%
10–158.9%
65–748.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
One person: other10.9%
One person: aged 66+9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.7%
+ 7 other households · 38.9%
Coordinates & Location for SO40 2RJ
Postcode
SO40 2RJ
Coordinates
50.9286, -1.5221
Grid reference
SU336144
Easting
433,682
Northing
114,456
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWFHH+C5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Totton
Travel to Work
Southampton
ITL Region
New Forest
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Totton North
Constituency code
E14001373
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Totton and Eling
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 003C E01023081
E01023081MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 003 E02004781
E02004781LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 003C E01023081
E01023081MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 003 E02004781
E02004781Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:22 AM
Sunrise
6:23 PM
Sunset
11 hours 1 minute of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:22 AM
Sunset (today)
6:23 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 1 minute
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 2RJ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023081 and MSOA E02004781 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 20552
Present — Active
Postcode SO40 2RJ 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
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Schools near SO40 2RJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 27%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 16%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 8%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
60%
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