Postcode SO40 7GL (New Forest)

Map showing SO40 7GL and nearby postcodes

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

SO40 7GL is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.5 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 7GL as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Ageing in suburbia.

The closest road name to SO40 7GL is Woodlands Drive which is centered 201 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Cedar View and is 13 m away. The closest railway station is Ashurst New Forest Rail Station, 1.93 km away.

The closest primary school to SO40 7GL (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 7GL is THE GAMEKEEPER PUB and is 343 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 4, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from JUMBO HOUSE and is 1.97 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on November 27, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 67.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.7 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 3.2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Woodlands Drive 201 m
Woodlands Road 402 m
Bartley Road 800 m
A337 8.08 km
M27 16.09 km
A31 23.52 km
A338 35.4 km
A303 50.2 km
A35 54.78 km
A27 62.15 km
A38 102.8 km
A30 113.59 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO40 7GL

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 7GL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Good
(June 6, 2017)
1.67 km
Foxhills Junior School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.23 km
Foxhills Infant School Good
(February 8, 2018)
2.23 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School Good
(March 22, 2018)
2.35 km
Hazel Wood Infant School Outstanding
(June 16, 2011)
2.57 km
Copythorne CofE Infant School Good
(June 10, 2021)
3.28 km
Abbotswood Junior School Good
(June 29, 2017)
3.36 km
New Forest Small School 3.4 km
Calmore Infant School Good
(March 22, 2018)
3.56 km
Calmore Junior School Good
(February 3, 2022)
3.56 km
Hounsdown School Outstanding
(March 17, 2017)
3.6 km
Forest Park School Good
(December 4, 2018)
3.67 km
Lydlynch Infant School Good
(May 22, 2019)
3.69 km
Oakfield Primary School 3.92 km
St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School Good
(October 15, 2019)
4.18 km
GLADE School 4.29 km
Testwood School Good
(January 15, 2019)
4.36 km
Eling Infant School and Nursery Good
(November 20, 2019)
4.39 km
Coxlease School Outstanding
(July 13, 2017)
5.05 km
Clay Hill School Good
(June 10, 2021)
5.05 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
SPOT IN THE WOODS Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
March 14, 2019
0 m
WOODLANDS HOUSE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 18, 2019
0 m
WOODLANDS RIDGE NURSING HOME Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 26, 2021
0 m
THE GAMEKEEPER PUB Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 4, 2019
343 m
WOODLANDS LODGE HOTEL Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
November 18, 2019
674 m
WOODLANDS PRE-SCHOOL Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 8, 2017
830 m
ST OLAFS FARM Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 12, 2020
1.13 km
AGE CONCERN NEW FOREST LUNCH CLUB Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 24, 2019
1.39 km
WOODLANDS Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 23, 2017
1.41 km
ISS FOOD AND HOSPITALITY Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 11, 2020
1.45 km
HAZELWOOD GAME Other catering premises 4
Good
October 30, 2020
1.66 km
THE WHITE HORSE Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 6, 2020
1.81 km
OAK TREE LODGE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
March 5, 2019
1.96 km
ASHA Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 4, 2019
1.97 km
JUMBO HOUSE Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 27, 2019
1.97 km
LITE BITES Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 20, 2019
1.97 km
MERRITTS COFFEE LOUNGE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
1.97 km
NEW FOREST BIRTH CENTRE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 22, 2016
1.97 km
THE HAPPY CHEESE Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 3, 2021
1.97 km
FOREST GATE LODGE Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 4
Good
March 10, 2020
2.03 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Cedar View Bus Stop/Station 13 m
Cedar View Bus Stop/Station 38 m
The Gamekeeper Bus Stop/Station 243 m
Woodlands Road Bus Stop/Station 282 m
Woodlands Road Bus Stop/Station 296 m
Ashurst New Forest Rail Station Rail 1.93 km
Totton Rail Station Rail 4.64 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 9.72 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 9.72 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 9.72 km
Southampton Airport Air 13.93 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 24.73 km

Nearby Nature

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

Rossiters Copse Woodland Or Forest 526 m
Busketts Wood Woodland Or Forest 661 m
Poternsford Copse Woodland Or Forest 1 km
Paradise Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.06 km
Busketts Lawn Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.08 km
Hilly Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.1 km
Costicles Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Jacobs Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Marley Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.35 km
Reformatory Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.38 km
Mumms Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.38 km
Fletchwood Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Costicles Pond Inland Water 1.51 km
Twigs Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Hungerford Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 67.1 Mbps 80 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 16.7 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% 10 1
30-300 Mbps 100% 68.5 17.1
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

40 meters consuming 841,197 kWh - mean 21,030 kWh : median 20,209 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

43 meters consuming 232,441 kWh - mean 5,406 kWh : median 5,117 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO40 7GL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.90342400
Longitude -1.54388600
OS Easting 432169
OS Northing 0111649
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
20941
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hampshire

National Park

New Forest National Park

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
New Forest East
County Electorial Division Totton North & Netley Marsh 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: Ageing in suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Totton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Ashurst BUASD
Workplace Zone E33042366
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
New Forest 006
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
New Forest 006C
Output Area / Small Area 6A4