Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£475,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO40 4AN
Southampton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SO40 4AN
Coordinates
50.9007, -1.4456
Grid reference
SU390113
Easting
439,080
Northing
111,395
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWH23+7P
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Marchwood
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.
25320
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25320 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 & WalesProperty sales · SO40 4AN
HM Land Registry · New Forest
Average price
£475,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £475,000
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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 4AN
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO40 4AN
Counts are for Marchwood & Eling electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY -12%
18102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.0%
Other White3.2%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
No religion48.7%
Christian45.0%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4922.8%
50–6422.8%
25–3415.6%
65–748.4%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.7%
Households
Other23.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.7%
Any member 66+7.8%
+ 7 other households · 28.5%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Marchwood & Eling
Constituency code
E14001373
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Marchwood
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 008E E01023049
E01023049MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 008 E02004786
E02004786LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 008E E01023049
E01023049MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 008 E02004786
E02004786Larger 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
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
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 1999
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~27 years
Active Duration
1999 -> PresentDecember 1999 — Introduced
Postcode SO40 4AN 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: 25320
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01023049 and MSOA E02004786 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO40 4AN is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1999
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~27 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SO40 4AN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 14%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
74%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
57%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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