Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Around average · 4.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
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.
6689
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6689 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SO41 8AQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO41 8AQ
Counts are for Pennington 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
19
YoY —
19100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
12
YoY —
1260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.7%
Other White5.0%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian49.6%
No religion41.2%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4917.2%
25–3412.3%
65–7410.8%
10–156.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
One person: aged 66+16.4%
One person: other14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
+ 9 other households · 38.9%
Coordinates & Location for SO41 8AQ
Postcode
SO41 8AQ
Coordinates
50.7507, -1.5666
Grid reference
SZ306946
Easting
430,671
Northing
94,658
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQC2M+79
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lymington
Travel to Work
Southampton
ITL Region
New Forest
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest West E14001374
Constituency
E14001374Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Pennington
Constituency code
E14001374
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Lymington and Pennington
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 019C E01023058
E01023058MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 019 E02004797
E02004797LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 019C E01023058
E01023058MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 019 E02004797
E02004797Urban: Further from 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: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
7:26 AM
Sunrise
6:17 PM
Sunset
10 hours 51 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:26 AM
Sunset (today)
6:17 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 51 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1986
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~40 years
Active Duration
1986 -> PresentJanuary 1986 — Introduced
Postcode SO41 8AQ 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: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01023058 and MSOA E02004797 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 6689
Present — Active
Postcode SO41 8AQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1986
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~40 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near SO41 8AQ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 20%
Attainment 8
48.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
93%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 16%
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