Low deprivation
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO40 3LR
Postcode
SO40 3LR
Coordinates
50.9236, -1.4954
Grid reference
SU355139
Easting
435,565
Northing
113,921
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWGF3+FV
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
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.
24924
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24924 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.3%
Other White1.5%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian54.1%
No religion38.0%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6422.6%
65–7417.0%
35–4915.0%
75–8410.6%
25–348.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Any member 66+22.0%
All members 66+18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.8%
Other7.4%
+ 7 other households · 25.4%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Totton Central
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 004C E01023078
E01023078MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 004 E02004782
E02004782LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 004C E01023078
E01023078MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 004 E02004782
E02004782Urban: 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
5:45 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 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 3LR 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. IMD England rank: 24924
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023078 and MSOA E02004782 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO40 3LR 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 3LR
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 31%
Attainment 8
42.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 32%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
60%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 25%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 27%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 16%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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