Postcode SO40 2SL (New Forest)

Map showing SO40 2SL and nearby postcodes

The postcode SO40 2SL is located in New Forest, in the county of Hampshire. It was introduced in December 1994 and is an active postcode. SO40 2SL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SO40 2SL is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SO40 2SL as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to SO40 2SL is Dayrell Close which is centered 25 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Michigan Way and is 185 m away. The closest railway station is Totton Rail Station, 2.69 km away.

The closest primary school to SO40 2SL (for ages 11 and under) is Calmore Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 3, 2022.

The local pub for residents of SO40 2SL is SAXON INN and is 369 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on October 16, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from TATTOOED SKULLERY and is 822 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 22, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 141.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SO40 2SL is covered by the Hampshire police force association and Hampshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SO40 2SL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SO40 2SL, and the approximate distance away.

Dayrell Close 25 m
The Spinney 83 m
Ingle Green 97 m
Shepherds Hey Road 123 m
St David's Close 144 m
Silvers Wood 150 m
Melrose Court 193 m
Wood Lodge 194 m
Radleigh Gardens 267 m
Richmond Close 268 m
California Close 273 m
Tudor Close 286 m
Appletree Close 289 m
Kathryn Close 310 m
The Drove 311 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO40 2SL

Introduction December 1994
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SO40 2SL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Calmore Infant School Good
(March 22, 2018)
462 m
Calmore Junior School Good
(February 3, 2022)
462 m
Hazel Wood Infant School Outstanding
(June 16, 2011)
1.07 km
Oakfield Primary School 1.13 km
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Good
(June 6, 2017)
1.45 km
Abbotswood Junior School Good
(June 29, 2017)
1.47 km
Lydlynch Infant School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.76 km
Forest Park School Good
(December 4, 2018)
1.79 km
Testwood School Good
(January 15, 2019)
1.8 km
GLADE School 2.35 km
Foxhills Junior School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.5 km
Foxhills Infant School Good
(February 8, 2018)
2.5 km
Eling Infant School and Nursery Good
(November 20, 2019)
2.79 km
Hounsdown School Outstanding
(March 17, 2017)
2.88 km
Copythorne CofE Infant School Good
(June 10, 2021)
3.28 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School Good
(March 22, 2018)
3.39 km
Redbridge Primary School Good
(March 19, 2019)
3.64 km
Redbridge Community School Good
(January 31, 2018)
3.64 km
Mansel Park Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
3.71 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(March 27, 2019)
3.83 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SO40 2SL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
CALMORE COMMUNITY CENTRE Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 24, 2020
320 m
CALMORE PRE SCHOOL Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 9, 2016
320 m
HAZEL LODGE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
February 12, 2020
360 m
SAXON INN Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 16, 2019
369 m
DIMENSIONS LTD Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
September 1, 2017
380 m
CALMORE INFANT SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 28, 2019
462 m
MORRISONS Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
487 m
MORRISONS DAILY PETROL FILLING STATION Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
487 m
HANGER FARM ARTS CENTRE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 3, 2019
704 m
TOTTON AND ELING TENNIS CENTRE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 4, 2017
704 m
TATTOOED SKULLERY Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 22, 2019
822 m
CATERLINK at TOTTON COLLEGE School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 18, 2018
913 m
TOTTONIANS RFC LTD Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 7, 2018
913 m
ALI'S KEBAB Mobile caterer 3
Satisfactory
May 20, 2019
956 m
SOUTHERN HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 5, 2019
1.02 km
THE BIRCHES Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 14, 2019
1.07 km
A R PHARMACY Retailers - other Exempt
December 11, 2019
1.07 km
GAME ON SPORTS LOUNGE Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2018
1.07 km
HAZEL WOOD INFANT SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 15, 2021
1.07 km
SO40 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 27, 2021
1.07 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SO40 2SL - Data from Apr 2022

Michigan Way Bus Stop/Station 185 m
Amey Gardens Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Richmond Close Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Amey Gardens Bus Stop/Station 221 m
Michigan Way Bus Stop/Station 252 m
Totton Rail Station Rail 2.69 km
Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station Rail 3.44 km
Ashurst New Forest Rail Station Rail 4.07 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.56 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.56 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.57 km
Southampton Airport Air 11.43 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 27.67 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SO40 2SL - Data from Dec 2021

Loperwood Copse Woodland Or Forest 762 m
Bog Plantation Woodland Or Forest 965 m
Chestnut Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1 km
Vane's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.13 km
Kilnyard Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.18 km
Little Fir Clump Woodland Or Forest 1.18 km
Shorn Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.21 km
Sharves Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.24 km
Sharveshill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.35 km
Lower Larches Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Little Testwood Lake Inland Water 1.44 km
Tatchbury Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.45 km
Testwood Lake Inland Water 1.51 km
Twigs Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
Hatton's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.59 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SO40 2SL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 141.8 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.2 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 77.3 8.4
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

8 meters consuming 85,553 kWh - mean 10,694 kWh : median 8,679 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

8 meters consuming 31,408 kWh - mean 3,926 kWh : median 4,095 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO40 2SL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.92613400
Longitude -1.51815300
OS Easting 433962
OS Northing 0114186
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15250
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hampshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
New Forest East
County Electorial Division Totton North & Netley Marsh ED
Electoral Ward Totton North
Local Authority District New Forest
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Solent
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000091
Travel To Work Area Southampton

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Hampshire
Cancer Alliance Wessex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South Central
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Totton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Totton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33042348
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
New Forest 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
New Forest 002B
Output Area / Small Area 8B1