Postcode SO40 7ER (New Forest)

Map showing SO40 7ER and nearby postcodes

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

SO40 7ER is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.1 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 7ER as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to SO40 7ER is Foxhills Close which is centered 43 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Whartons Lane and is 113 m away. The closest railway station is Ashurst New Forest Rail Station, 1.57 km away.

The closest primary school to SO40 7ER (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 7ER is NEW FOREST CHILD CARE CIC FOXHILLS and is 298 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on January 10, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from JUMBO HOUSE and is 1.21 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 27, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 16.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 1.1 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.1 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 7ER 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 7ER and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Foxhills Close 43 m
Rye Dale 211 m
Copsewood Road 219 m
Lakewood Road 251 m
Whartons Lane 262 m
Whartons Close 312 m
Ashdene Road 326 m
Vixen Close 371 m
Foxhills 437 m
Fletchwood Lane 602 m
A326 4.69 km
M27 14.08 km
A31 22.22 km
A338 36.09 km
A303 52.08 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO40 7ER

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 7ER - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Foxhills Junior School Good
(March 4, 2020)
298 m
Foxhills Infant School Good
(February 8, 2018)
298 m
Hounsdown School Outstanding
(March 17, 2017)
1.62 km
Hazel Wood Infant School Outstanding
(June 16, 2011)
1.64 km
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Good
(June 6, 2017)
1.94 km
Abbotswood Junior School Good
(June 29, 2017)
1.98 km
Forest Park School Good
(December 4, 2018)
2.15 km
Lydlynch Infant School Good
(May 22, 2019)
2.19 km
Eling Infant School and Nursery Good
(November 20, 2019)
2.57 km
GLADE School 2.63 km
Oakfield Primary School 2.89 km
Calmore Infant School Good
(March 22, 2018)
2.99 km
Calmore Junior School Good
(February 3, 2022)
2.99 km
Testwood School Good
(January 15, 2019)
3.05 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School Good
(March 22, 2018)
4.03 km
Redbridge Community School Good
(January 31, 2018)
4.12 km
Redbridge Primary School Good
(March 19, 2019)
4.2 km
New Forest Small School 4.51 km
Marchwood Church of England Infant School Good
(February 20, 2018)
4.55 km
Mansel Park Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
4.61 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
ASHURST PRE-SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 11, 2018
298 m
FOXHILLS COUNTY JUNIOR SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 6, 2019
298 m
FOXHILLS INFANT SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 6, 2019
298 m
NEW FOREST CHILD CARE CIC FOXHILLS Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 10, 2018
298 m
THE FOREST INN Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 21, 2021
616 m
HAZELWOOD GAME Other catering premises 4
Good
October 30, 2020
695 m
THE OAK BED & BREAKFAST Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
June 12, 2019
808 m
WELCOME STORES Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 19, 2022
808 m
OAK TREE LODGE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
March 5, 2019
1.02 km
CHRIST CHURCH COLBURY Other catering premises Exempt
February 26, 2020
1.06 km
LONGDOWN ACTIVITY FARM LTD Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 25, 2018
1.06 km
FOREST GATE LODGE Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
March 10, 2020
1.09 km
COURT HOUSE CATERING LTD/BIG BLUE CAFE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 15, 2019
1.16 km
ASHA Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
1.21 km
JUMBO HOUSE Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 27, 2019
1.21 km
LITE BITES Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 20, 2019
1.21 km
MERRITTS COFFEE LOUNGE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
1.21 km
NEW FOREST BIRTH CENTRE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 22, 2016
1.21 km
THE HAPPY CHEESE Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
1.21 km
BLACKWATER PORK Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 5, 2018
1.26 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Whartons Lane Bus Stop/Station 113 m
Whartons Lane Bus Stop/Station 116 m
Foxhills Close Bus Stop/Station 195 m
Foxhills Close Bus Stop/Station 227 m
Dene Way Bus Stop/Station 375 m
Ashurst New Forest Rail Station Rail 1.57 km
Totton Rail Station Rail 2.92 km
Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station Rail 3.74 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.69 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.69 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.7 km
Southampton Airport Air 12.15 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 26.34 km

Nearby Nature

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

Hunters Inn Hill Hill Or Mountain 691 m
Fletchwood Copse Woodland Or Forest 957 m
Wildcolbury Wood Woodland Or Forest 986 m
Cocklydown Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Prior's Bushes Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Lower Larches Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Knowles's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.35 km
Poternsford Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.38 km
Pritchel's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.45 km
Busketts Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Blind Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
Churchplace Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.67 km
Costicles Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Durleywild Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Twigs Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.78 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 17.4 Mbps 16.9 Mbps 22.59 Mbps
Upload 1.2 Mbps 1.1 Mbps 1.23 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 10 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 100% 17.4 1.1
30-300 Mbps 0% - -
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

18 meters consuming 251,134 kWh - mean 13,952 kWh : median 13,564 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

18 meters consuming 62,574 kWh - mean 3,476 kWh : median 3,129 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO40 7ER - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.90207600
Longitude -1.51518700
OS Easting 434188
OS Northing 0111512
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15721
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 E33042364
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
New Forest 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
New Forest 006D
Output Area / Small Area 6A3