Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for SO43 7DP
Southampton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SO43 7DP
Coordinates
50.8713, -1.5816
Grid reference
SU295080
Easting
429,539
Northing
108,062
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WVCC9+G9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lyndhurst
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.
19882
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19882 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SO43 7DP
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO43 7DP
Counts are for Lyndhurst & Minstead 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
5
YoY —
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.3%
Other White3.8%
Other Asian2.1%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian52.7%
No religion39.0%
Not answered5.3%
Buddhist1.4%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6424.3%
35–4915.6%
65–7415.0%
75–849.5%
25–348.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.0%
Households
Any member 66+17.1%
All members 66+16.0%
Other15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
+ 7 other households · 27.9%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Lyndhurst & Minstead
Constituency code
E14001373
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Lyndhurst
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 007D E01023046
E01023046MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 007 E02004785
E02004785LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 007D E01023046
E01023046MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 007 E02004785
E02004785Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
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 SO43 7DP introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 19882
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01023046 and MSOA E02004785 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO43 7DP 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 SO43 7DP
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 4%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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