Among the most deprived
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO45 1EQ
Southampton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SO45 1EQ
Coordinates
50.8210, -1.3658
Grid reference
SU447025
Easting
444,770
Northing
102,582
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WRJCM+CM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Blackfield and Langley
Travel to Work
Southampton
ITL Region
New Forest
National Park
Non-National Park
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.
2828
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2828 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.93.6%
Other White1.4%
Gypsy / Trav.1.4%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
No religion61.2%
Christian30.3%
Not answered7.2%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6418.1%
35–4918.0%
10–1513.3%
25–3412.4%
5–98.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children19.0%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Other8.5%
+ 9 other households · 35.5%
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 013A E01023029
E01023029MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 013 E02004791
E02004791LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 013A E01023029
E01023029MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 013 E02004791
E02004791Urban: 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
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 1EQ 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. IMD England rank: 2828
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01023029 and MSOA E02004791 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO45 1EQ 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 1EQ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
66%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 32%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
73%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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