Around average
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for SO45 1BU
Southampton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SO45 1BU
Coordinates
50.8123, -1.3380
Grid reference
SU467016
Easting
446,734
Northing
101,627
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WRM66+WQ
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.
17545
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17545 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.92.3%
Other Asian1.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian52.8%
No religion40.9%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6423.9%
65–7414.4%
35–4913.9%
25–3411.2%
75–8410.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.8%
All members 66+14.5%
Any member 66+13.8%
Other12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
+ 7 other households · 31.4%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Fawley, Blackfield, Calshot & Langley
Constituency code
E14001373
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Fawley
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 014C E01023015
E01023015MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 014 E02004792
E02004792LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 014C E01023015
E01023015MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 014 E02004792
E02004792Smaller rural: Further from 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 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 1BU 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 hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 17545
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01023015 and MSOA E02004792 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO45 1BU 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
Schools near SO45 1BU
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