Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£812,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO42 7TD
Southampton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SO42 7TD
Coordinates
50.8237, -1.5779
Grid reference
SU298027
Easting
429,826
Northing
102,767
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WRCFC+FR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Brockenhurst
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.
27494
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27494 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 · SO42 7TD
HM Land Registry · New Forest
Average price
£912,187
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £812,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jan '26Jan '26: 1 sales · avg £567,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£1.5m£1m£568k
Aug '24Sep '24Feb '25Jun '25Jan '26
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 SO42 7TD
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO42 7TD
Counts are for Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge 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
6
YoY —
22121
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.4%
Other White4.5%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
Christian52.8%
No religion38.7%
Not answered5.8%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6419.9%
35–4916.6%
65–7414.6%
75–8412.3%
25–347.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Any member 66+26.4%
All members 66+14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Other10.1%
+ 7 other households · 26.5%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge
Constituency code
E14001373
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Brockenhurst
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 015D E01023000
E01023000MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 015 E02004793
E02004793LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 015D E01023000
E01023000MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 015 E02004793
E02004793Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 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 SO42 7TD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 27494
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01023000 and MSOA E02004793 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO42 7TD 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
Schools near SO42 7TD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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