Around average
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO45 1AD
Postcode
SO45 1AD
Coordinates
50.7851, -1.3623
Grid reference
SZ450985
Easting
445,049
Northing
98,587
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WQJPQ+23
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
14358
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14358 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.8%
Other White4.2%
+ other · 2.0%
Religion
Christian55.7%
No religion36.4%
Not answered6.8%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6426.9%
35–4915.7%
65–7414.9%
75–848.6%
25–347.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.8%
Any member 66+14.7%
All members 66+14.5%
Other13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
+ 7 other households · 28.8%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Forest & Solent
Constituency code
E14001373
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Exbury and Lepe
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 017B E01022999
E01022999MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 017 E02004795
E02004795LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 017B E01022999
E01022999MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 017 E02004795
E02004795Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:45 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 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 SO45 1AD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 14358
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01022999 and MSOA E02004795 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO45 1AD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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