Among the most deprived
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO45 3PH
Postcode
SO45 3PH
Coordinates
50.8469, -1.3959
Grid reference
SU426054
Easting
442,628
Northing
105,444
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WRJW3+QM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu
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.
2843
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2843 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.90.6%
Gypsy / Trav.2.6%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 5.1%
Religion
No religion55.1%
Christian38.8%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6421.5%
35–4917.5%
25–3412.4%
10–1510.8%
5–99.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.1%
Other10.9%
Any member 66+10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.3%
+ 8 other households · 41.6%
Administrative Information
New Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaNew Forest East E14001373
Constituency
E14001373Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Hythe South
Constituency code
E14001373
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Hythe and Dibden
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 011D E01023006
E01023006MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
New Forest 011 E02004789
E02004789LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
New Forest 011D E01023006
E01023006MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
New Forest 011 E02004789
E02004789Urban: Nearer to 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: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
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 3PH 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: 2843
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023006 and MSOA E02004789 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO45 3PH 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 3PH
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
75%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 36%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 44%
Attainment 8
38.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 10%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 12%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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