Postcode SO40 7AB (New Forest)

Map showing SO40 7AB and nearby postcodes

The postcode SO40 7AB is located in New Forest, in the county of Hampshire. It was introduced in December 1994 and is an active postcode. SO40 7AB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SO40 7AB is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.2 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 7AB as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to SO40 7AB is Peterscroft Avenue which is centered 65 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Post Office & Shops and is 191 m away. The closest railway station is Ashurst New Forest Rail Station, 458 m away.

The closest primary school to SO40 7AB (for ages 11 and under) is Foxhills Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 4, 2020.

The local pub for residents of SO40 7AB is THE HAPPY CHEESE and is 228 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 3, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from JUMBO HOUSE and is 228 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 27, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 52.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.8 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SO40 7AB 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 7AB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SO40 7AB, and the approximate distance away.

Peterscroft Avenue 65 m
Ash Road 180 m
Holly Road 181 m
Princess Road 219 m
Fir Road 335 m
Lyndhurst Road 540 m
Fletchwood Lane 1.1 km
Woodlands Road 1.7 km
A326 5.02 km
M27 14.75 km
A31 23.34 km
A338 36.79 km
A303 51.91 km
A35 55.8 km
A27 60.69 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO40 7AB

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 7AB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Foxhills Junior School Good
(March 4, 2020)
1.41 km
Foxhills Infant School Good
(February 8, 2018)
1.41 km
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Good
(June 6, 2017)
2.54 km
Hounsdown School Outstanding
(March 17, 2017)
2.57 km
Hazel Wood Infant School Outstanding
(June 16, 2011)
2.66 km
Abbotswood Junior School Good
(June 29, 2017)
3.1 km
Forest Park School Good
(December 4, 2018)
3.27 km
Lydlynch Infant School Good
(May 22, 2019)
3.31 km
New Forest Small School 3.44 km
Eling Infant School and Nursery Good
(November 20, 2019)
3.62 km
GLADE School 3.73 km
Oakfield Primary School 3.98 km
Calmore Infant School Good
(March 22, 2018)
3.98 km
Calmore Junior School Good
(February 3, 2022)
3.98 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School Good
(March 22, 2018)
4.07 km
Testwood School Good
(January 15, 2019)
4.17 km
St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School Good
(October 15, 2019)
4.46 km
Marchwood Church of England Infant School Good
(February 20, 2018)
4.89 km
Copythorne CofE Infant School Good
(June 10, 2021)
4.91 km
Coxlease School Outstanding
(July 13, 2017)
4.92 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SO40 7AB - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
ASHA Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
228 m
JUMBO HOUSE Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 27, 2019
228 m
LITE BITES Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 20, 2019
228 m
MERRITTS COFFEE LOUNGE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
228 m
NEW FOREST BIRTH CENTRE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 22, 2016
228 m
THE HAPPY CHEESE Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
228 m
OAK TREE LODGE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
March 5, 2019
246 m
FOREST GATE LODGE Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
March 10, 2020
292 m
THE OAK BED & BREAKFAST Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
June 12, 2019
505 m
WELCOME STORES Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 19, 2022
505 m
THE FOREST INN Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 21, 2021
865 m
CHRIST CHURCH COLBURY Other catering premises Exempt
February 26, 2020
1.28 km
LONGDOWN ACTIVITY FARM LTD Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 25, 2018
1.28 km
ASHURST PRE-SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 11, 2018
1.41 km
FOXHILLS COUNTY JUNIOR SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 6, 2019
1.41 km
FOXHILLS INFANT SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 6, 2019
1.41 km
NEW FOREST CHILD CARE CIC FOXHILLS Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
1.41 km
HAZELWOOD GAME Other catering premises 4
Good
October 30, 2020
1.5 km
THE NEW FOREST HOTEL Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 16, 2022
1.52 km
THE GAMEKEEPER PUB Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 4, 2019
1.68 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SO40 7AB - Data from Apr 2022

Post Office & Shops Bus Stop/Station 191 m
Post Office & Shops Bus Stop/Station 208 m
Ashurst Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 400 m
Busketts Way Bus Stop/Station 402 m
Ashurst New Forest - Lyndhurst Park Hotel Bus Stop/Station 436 m
Ashurst New Forest Rail Station Rail 458 m
Totton Rail Station Rail 4 km
Beaulieu Road Rail Station Rail 4.52 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.3 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.3 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.3 km
Southampton Airport Air 13.14 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 25.32 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SO40 7AB - Data from Dec 2021

Fletchwood Copse Woodland Or Forest 409 m
Busketts Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 521 m
Costicles Pond Inland Water 751 m
Poternsford Copse Woodland Or Forest 755 m
Costicles Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 830 m
Churchplace Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 852 m
Prior's Bushes Woodland Or Forest 947 m
Ashurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.22 km
Hunters Inn Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.32 km
Knowles's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
Wildcolbury Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.6 km
Lodgehill Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Deerleap Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Busketts Lawn Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Blind Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SO40 7AB - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 52.5 Mbps 52.5 Mbps 78.12 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.4 Mbps 20 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% 25.7 4.7
30-300 Mbps 100% 56.8 12.5
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

43 meters consuming 1,075,320 kWh - mean 25,007 kWh : median 22,515 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO40 7AB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.89378700
Longitude -1.52423100
OS Easting 433558
OS Northing 0110586
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
31370
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hampshire

National Park

New Forest National Park

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
New Forest East
County Electorial Division Brockenhurst ED
Electoral Ward Ashurst, Copythorne South and Netley Marsh
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: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Detached retirement living
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Totton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Ashurst BUASD
Workplace Zone E33042363
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
New Forest 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
New Forest 006A
Output Area / Small Area 6A3