Postcode SO40 2SQ (New Forest)

Map showing SO40 2SQ and nearby postcodes

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

SO40 2SQ 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 2SQ as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to SO40 2SQ is Nutshalling Close which is centered 68 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Friars Croft and is 168 m away. The closest railway station is Totton Rail Station, 2.59 km away.

The closest primary school to SO40 2SQ (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 2SQ is SAXON INN and is 108 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 555 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 22, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 119.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.7 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 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SO40 2SQ 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 2SQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Nutshalling Close 68 m
Amberwood Close 94 m
Calmore Drive 159 m
Oldbarn Close 179 m
Wildburn Close 187 m
Benbow Gardens 192 m
The Paddock 210 m
Charmus Road 228 m
Archers Close 239 m
Richmond Close 245 m
Birchglade 249 m
Friars Croft 253 m
Coppice Road 265 m
Snellgrove Close 268 m
The Croft 268 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO40 2SQ

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 2SQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Calmore Infant School Good
(March 22, 2018)
87 m
Calmore Junior School Good
(February 3, 2022)
87 m
Oakfield Primary School 909 m
Hazel Wood Infant School Outstanding
(June 16, 2011)
1.38 km
Abbotswood Junior School Good
(June 29, 2017)
1.55 km
Testwood School Good
(January 15, 2019)
1.6 km
Lydlynch Infant School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.76 km
Forest Park School Good
(December 4, 2018)
1.81 km
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Good
(June 6, 2017)
1.88 km
GLADE School 2.28 km
Eling Infant School and Nursery Good
(November 20, 2019)
2.76 km
Foxhills Junior School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.81 km
Foxhills Infant School Good
(February 8, 2018)
2.81 km
Hounsdown School Outstanding
(March 17, 2017)
3.02 km
Redbridge Primary School Good
(March 19, 2019)
3.42 km
Mansel Park Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
3.43 km
Redbridge Community School Good
(January 31, 2018)
3.44 km
Copythorne CofE Infant School Good
(June 10, 2021)
3.51 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(March 27, 2019)
3.54 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School Good
(March 22, 2018)
3.73 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
CALMORE INFANT SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 28, 2019
87 m
SAXON INN Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 16, 2019
108 m
CALMORE COMMUNITY CENTRE Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 24, 2020
136 m
CALMORE PRE SCHOOL Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 9, 2016
136 m
TATTOOED SKULLERY Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 22, 2019
555 m
TESTWOOD Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 10, 2022
718 m
TESTWOOD BAPTIST PRE SCHOOL Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 10, 2020
738 m
MO'S DINER Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
February 12, 2020
742 m
STARBUCKS Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 27, 2021
742 m
HAZEL LODGE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
February 12, 2020
756 m
DIMENSIONS LTD Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
September 1, 2017
789 m
CAROLYNES HOMECRAFTS Other catering premises 4
Good
January 16, 2018
812 m
AFC TOTTON Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
893 m
ALI BABA KEBAB BY HALIL Mobile caterer 3
Satisfactory
February 11, 2021
893 m
CRAFTWORK Distributors/Transporters Exempt
December 19, 2019
893 m
LAUREL BANK RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 12, 2019
893 m
IFG @ OAKFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 17, 2021
909 m
OAKFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 9, 2019
909 m
TONY SMYTH'S CATERING Other catering premises 4
Good
March 5, 2019
915 m
MORRISONS Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
915 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Friars Croft Bus Stop/Station 168 m
Richmond Close Bus Stop/Station 253 m
Stocklands Bus Stop/Station 298 m
The Drove Bus Stop/Station 377 m
The Drove Bus Stop/Station 381 m
Totton Rail Station Rail 2.59 km
Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station Rail 3.28 km
Ashurst New Forest Rail Station Rail 4.45 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.47 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.47 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.48 km
Southampton Airport Air 11.1 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 28.08 km

Nearby Nature

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

Bog Plantation Woodland Or Forest 641 m
Kilnyard Copse Woodland Or Forest 794 m
Sharves Hill Hill Or Mountain 867 m
Loperwood Copse Woodland Or Forest 942 m
Sharveshill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 958 m
Chestnut Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.01 km
Little Testwood Lake Inland Water 1.02 km
Testwood Lake Inland Water 1.09 km
Little Fir Clump Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Shorn Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.19 km
Hatton's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Vane's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Brooke's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.54 km
Gipsies Fir Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Brooke's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 84.7 Mbps 119.5 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 11.2 Mbps 13.7 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 3 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 123.8 14.4
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

13 meters consuming 128,718 kWh - mean 9,901 kWh : median 9,226 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

13 meters consuming 36,423 kWh - mean 2,802 kWh : median 2,730 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO40 2SQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.92919500
Longitude -1.51446400
OS Easting 434219
OS Northing 0114528
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: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers
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 8C1