Among the least deprived
IMD England
63
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SO40 7AX
Southampton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SO40 7AX
Coordinates
50.8930, -1.5188
Grid reference
SU339104
Easting
433,939
Northing
110,498
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WVFVJ+5F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ashurst
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.
31370
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31370 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)
Property sales · SO40 7AX
HM Land Registry · New Forest
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Police Recorded Crime near SO40 7AX
Crime trends · near SO40 7AX
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
754616
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
24
YoY -31%
ASB
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY +71%
Vehicle Crime
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
1470
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +300%
Criminal damage
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +200%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.1%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Christian51.9%
No religion41.3%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6425.8%
35–4914.9%
65–7414.6%
75–8410.2%
25–346.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
All members 66+18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.3%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.2%
+ 7 other households · 23.3%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373Hampshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh
Constituency code
E14001373
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Ashurst and Colbury
International Territorial Level
New Forest
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Hampshire
NHS ScotlandWessex
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 006A E01022977
E01022977MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 006 E02004784
E02004784LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 006A E01022977
E01022977MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 006 E02004784
E02004784Smaller rural: 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
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:04 AM
Sunrise
8:17 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:04 AM
Sunset (today)
8:17 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 7AX 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: 31370
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01022977 and MSOA E02004784 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO40 7AX 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
Schools near SO40 7AX
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Foxhills Junior School
Hampshire · SO40 7ED
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Foxhills Infant School
Hampshire · SO40 7ED
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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