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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.
Police Recorded Crime near SO40 7BL
Crime trends · near SO40 7BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY -29%
ASB
7
YoY +75%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -75%
Burglary
4
YoY -43%
Criminal damage
9
YoY -10%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
59
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,458
White Brit.94.1%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Total residents: 1,462
Christian51.9%
No religion41.3%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,460
50–6425.8%
35–4914.9%
65–7414.6%
75–8410.2%
25–346.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Total households: 601
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 Area
New Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373
Hampshire
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 Scotland
Wessex
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
E01022977
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 006 E02004784
E02004784
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 006A E01022977
E01022977
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 006 E02004784
E02004784
Larger 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
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
4:21 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:21 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1994
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> Present
December 1994 — Introduced
Postcode SO40 7BL 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: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01022977 and MSOA E02004784 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO40 7BL 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
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