Postcode SO40 2WB (New Forest)

Map showing SO40 2WB and nearby postcodes

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

SO40 2WB 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 2WB as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to SO40 2WB is The Spinney which is centered 27 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Michigan Way and is 147 m away. The closest railway station is Totton Rail Station, 2.59 km away.

The closest primary school to SO40 2WB (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 2WB is SAXON INN and is 405 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 759 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 22, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 97.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95.5% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 95.5% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 4.5% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 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 2WB 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 2WB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

The Spinney 27 m
St David's Close 64 m
Ingle Green 74 m
Melrose Court 90 m
Dayrell Close 116 m
Appletree Close 185 m
Tudor Close 189 m
Silvers Wood 196 m
Filton Close 220 m
Shepherds Hey Road 226 m
Gregory Gardens 235 m
Slater Close 245 m
Radleigh Gardens 247 m
Cedar Wood Close 277 m
Bowater Way 279 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO40 2WB

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 2WB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Calmore Infant School Good
(March 22, 2018)
454 m
Calmore Junior School Good
(February 3, 2022)
454 m
Hazel Wood Infant School Outstanding
(June 16, 2011)
993 m
Oakfield Primary School 1.05 km
Abbotswood Junior School Good
(June 29, 2017)
1.37 km
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Good
(June 6, 2017)
1.46 km
Lydlynch Infant School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.65 km
Forest Park School Good
(December 4, 2018)
1.69 km
Testwood School Good
(January 15, 2019)
1.72 km
GLADE School 2.25 km
Foxhills Junior School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.43 km
Foxhills Infant School Good
(February 8, 2018)
2.43 km
Eling Infant School and Nursery Good
(November 20, 2019)
2.68 km
Hounsdown School Outstanding
(March 17, 2017)
2.78 km
Copythorne CofE Infant School Good
(June 10, 2021)
3.37 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School Good
(March 22, 2018)
3.46 km
Redbridge Primary School Good
(March 19, 2019)
3.55 km
Redbridge Community School Good
(January 31, 2018)
3.55 km
Mansel Park Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
3.63 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(March 27, 2019)
3.75 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
HAZEL LODGE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
February 12, 2020
317 m
DIMENSIONS LTD Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
September 1, 2017
351 m
CALMORE COMMUNITY CENTRE Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 24, 2020
357 m
CALMORE PRE SCHOOL Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 9, 2016
357 m
SAXON INN Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 16, 2019
405 m
CALMORE INFANT SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 28, 2019
454 m
MORRISONS Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
500 m
MORRISONS DAILY PETROL FILLING STATION Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
500 m
HANGER FARM ARTS CENTRE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 3, 2019
651 m
TOTTON AND ELING TENNIS CENTRE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 4, 2017
651 m
TATTOOED SKULLERY Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 22, 2019
759 m
CATERLINK at TOTTON COLLEGE School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 18, 2018
808 m
TOTTONIANS RFC LTD Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 7, 2018
808 m
THE BIRCHES Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 14, 2019
960 m
ALI'S KEBAB Mobile caterer 3
Satisfactory
May 20, 2019
980 m
THE CHAPEL Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 25, 2019
992 m
A R PHARMACY Retailers - other Exempt
December 11, 2019
993 m
GAME ON SPORTS LOUNGE Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2018
993 m
HAZEL WOOD INFANT SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 15, 2021
993 m
SO40 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 27, 2021
993 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Michigan Way Bus Stop/Station 147 m
Tudor Close Bus Stop/Station 151 m
Tudor Close Bus Stop/Station 157 m
Michigan Way Bus Stop/Station 173 m
Richmond Close Bus Stop/Station 273 m
Totton Rail Station Rail 2.59 km
Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station Rail 3.35 km
Ashurst New Forest Rail Station Rail 4.02 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.46 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.46 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.47 km
Southampton Airport Air 11.36 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 27.7 km

Nearby Nature

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

Loperwood Copse Woodland Or Forest 865 m
Bog Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.02 km
Chestnut Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.1 km
Vane's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.18 km
Kilnyard Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.22 km
Little Fir Clump Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Sharves Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.28 km
Shorn Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.31 km
Lower Larches Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Sharveshill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Little Testwood Lake Inland Water 1.43 km
Testwood Lake Inland Water 1.52 km
Tatchbury Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Twigs Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
Hatton's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 28.6 Mbps 97.9 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 4.3 Mbps 9.3 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 4.5% 22.5 3
30-300 Mbps 0% 113.5 11.1
300+ Mbps 95.5% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

42 meters consuming 412,774 kWh - mean 9,828 kWh : median 9,636 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

45 meters consuming 152,852 kWh - mean 3,397 kWh : median 3,114 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO40 2WB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.92557200
Longitude -1.51694900
OS Easting 434047
OS Northing 0114124
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