Postcode SO40 3LN (New Forest)

Map showing SO40 3LN and nearby postcodes

The postcode SO40 3LN is located in New Forest, in the county of Hampshire. It was introduced in December 1994 and is an active postcode. SO40 3LN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SO40 3LN is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.3 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 3LN as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural life.

The closest road name to SO40 3LN is Sylvia Crescent which is centered 20 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Sylvia Crescent and is 145 m away. The closest railway station is Totton Rail Station, 1.71 km away.

The closest primary school to SO40 3LN (for ages 11 and under) is Oakfield Primary School.

The local pub for residents of SO40 3LN is TESTWOOD and is 554 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on March 10, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from TESTWOOD CHEF and is 137 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on March 7, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 88.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.7 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 2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SO40 3LN 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 3LN and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SO40 3LN, and the approximate distance away.

Sylvia Crescent 20 m
Sutton Road 121 m
Cheam Way 161 m
Testwood Avenue 191 m
Old Dairy Close 205 m
Huntingdon Close 214 m
The Redfords 214 m
Stanley Road 230 m
Honeywood Close 269 m
Rothbury Close 288 m
Hamtun Gardens 290 m
Charnwood Close 291 m
Ewell Way 302 m
Tennyson Road 400 m
Shakespeare Drive 401 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO40 3LN

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 3LN - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oakfield Primary School 0 m
Testwood School Good
(January 15, 2019)
689 m
Calmore Infant School Good
(March 22, 2018)
822 m
Calmore Junior School Good
(February 3, 2022)
822 m
Abbotswood Junior School Good
(June 29, 2017)
994 m
Lydlynch Infant School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.05 km
Forest Park School Good
(December 4, 2018)
1.1 km
Hazel Wood Infant School Outstanding
(June 16, 2011)
1.38 km
GLADE School 1.43 km
Eling Infant School and Nursery Good
(November 20, 2019)
1.94 km
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Good
(June 6, 2017)
2.37 km
Hounsdown School Outstanding
(March 17, 2017)
2.42 km
Redbridge Primary School Good
(March 19, 2019)
2.52 km
Redbridge Community School Good
(January 31, 2018)
2.53 km
Mansel Park Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
2.58 km
Foxhills Junior School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.63 km
Foxhills Infant School Good
(February 8, 2018)
2.63 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(March 27, 2019)
2.71 km
Newlands Primary School Good
(June 13, 2018)
3.3 km
Nursling Church of England Primary School Good
(October 9, 2019)
3.31 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SO40 3LN - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
IFG @ OAKFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 17, 2021
0 m
OAKFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 9, 2019
0 m
CO-OPERATIVE Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 23, 2021
137 m
PHARMACY DIRECT Retailers - other Exempt
December 11, 2019
137 m
TESTWOOD CHEF Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 7, 2019
137 m
NICOLE'S TAKE-A-WAY Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
September 10, 2019
161 m
CAROLYNES HOMECRAFTS Other catering premises 4
Good
January 16, 2018
223 m
TATTOOED SKULLERY Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 22, 2019
356 m
TESTWOOD BAPTIST PRE SCHOOL Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 10, 2020
417 m
TONY SMYTH'S CATERING Other catering premises 4
Good
March 5, 2019
471 m
TESTWOOD Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 10, 2022
554 m
THE CHAPEL Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 25, 2019
564 m
DOOZY Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 24, 2021
601 m
MORRISONS DAILY Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 11, 2020
601 m
TESTWOOD SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 25, 2022
689 m
THE BIRCHES Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 14, 2019
691 m
LOTTIE TOTS STREET Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 10, 2019
702 m
MO'S DINER Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
February 12, 2020
740 m
STARBUCKS Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 27, 2021
740 m
CATERLINK at TOTTON COLLEGE School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 18, 2018
784 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SO40 3LN - Data from Apr 2022

Sylvia Crescent Bus Stop/Station 145 m
Sylvia Crescent Bus Stop/Station 173 m
Stanley Road Bus Stop/Station 263 m
Stanley Road Bus Stop/Station 288 m
Mortimer Close Bus Stop/Station 312 m
Totton Rail Station Rail 1.71 km
Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station Rail 2.37 km
Ashurst New Forest Rail Station Rail 4.44 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.57 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.57 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.58 km
Southampton Airport Air 10.32 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 28.62 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SO40 3LN - Data from Dec 2021

Little Testwood Lake Inland Water 998 m
Testwood Lake Inland Water 1.3 km
Kilnyard Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Bog Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Sharves Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.43 km
Sharveshill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Lower Larches Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
Loperwood Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.83 km
Hatton's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Chestnut Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.92 km
Broadlands Lake Inland Water 1.97 km
Little Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.02 km
Shorn Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.09 km
Little Fir Clump Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Eling Great Marsh Wetland 2.17 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SO40 3LN - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 63.8 Mbps 88.5 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.7 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7.5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 17.3 2
30-300 Mbps 0% 91.6 14.6
300+ Mbps 100% 593 39

Gas Consumption

50 meters consuming 648,466 kWh - mean 12,969 kWh : median 12,869 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO40 3LN - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.92672400
Longitude -1.50213900
OS Easting 435087
OS Northing 0114259
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
24151
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hampshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
New Forest East
County Electorial Division Totton South & Marchwood ED
Electoral Ward Totton East
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: Rural residents
Group: Rural tenants
Subgroup: Rural life
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Totton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Totton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33042347
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
New Forest 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
New Forest 002A
Output Area / Small Area 1B1