Postcode SO40 8XP (New Forest)

Map showing SO40 8XP and nearby postcodes

The postcode SO40 8XP is located in New Forest, in the county of Hampshire. It was introduced in December 1998 and is an active postcode. SO40 8XP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SO40 8XP is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.3 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 8XP as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to SO40 8XP is Sovereign Close which is centered 23 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Stonechat Drive and is 111 m away. The closest railway station is Totton Rail Station, 2.56 km away.

The closest primary school to SO40 8XP (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 8XP is TOTTONIANS RFC LTD and is 701 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 7, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from AAMNAH'S INDIAN KITCHEN and is 727 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Needs Major Improvement on November 15, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 108.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 94.1% 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 2.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SO40 8XP 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 8XP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SO40 8XP, and the approximate distance away.

Sovereign Close 23 m
Slater Close 72 m
Derwent Drive 92 m
Perrywood Gardens 120 m
Fieldfare Court 121 m
Alder Hill Drive 133 m
Radleigh Gardens 139 m
Singleton Way 142 m
Enderwood Close 142 m
Chaffinch Close 158 m
Calmore Road 180 m
Tudor Close 181 m
Nightingale Drive 205 m
Skylark Walk 205 m
Stonechat Drive 206 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO40 8XP

Introduction December 1998
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 8XP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hazel Wood Infant School Outstanding
(June 16, 2011)
723 m
Calmore Infant School Good
(March 22, 2018)
736 m
Calmore Junior School Good
(February 3, 2022)
736 m
Oakfield Primary School 1.17 km
Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Good
(June 6, 2017)
1.23 km
Abbotswood Junior School Good
(June 29, 2017)
1.25 km
Lydlynch Infant School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.57 km
Forest Park School Good
(December 4, 2018)
1.6 km
Testwood School Good
(January 15, 2019)
1.79 km
Foxhills Junior School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.14 km
Foxhills Infant School Good
(February 8, 2018)
2.14 km
GLADE School 2.2 km
Hounsdown School Outstanding
(March 17, 2017)
2.59 km
Eling Infant School and Nursery Good
(November 20, 2019)
2.6 km
Bartley Church of England Junior School Good
(March 22, 2018)
3.37 km
Copythorne CofE Infant School Good
(June 10, 2021)
3.38 km
Redbridge Community School Good
(January 31, 2018)
3.59 km
Redbridge Primary School Good
(March 19, 2019)
3.6 km
Mansel Park Primary School Good
(July 11, 2019)
3.72 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(March 27, 2019)
3.86 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SO40 8XP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
HAZEL LODGE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
February 12, 2020
63 m
DIMENSIONS LTD Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
September 1, 2017
120 m
MORRISONS Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
May 14, 2019
332 m
MORRISONS DAILY PETROL FILLING STATION Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 9, 2022
332 m
HANGER FARM ARTS CENTRE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 3, 2019
352 m
TOTTON AND ELING TENNIS CENTRE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 4, 2017
352 m
CALMORE COMMUNITY CENTRE Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 24, 2020
656 m
CALMORE PRE SCHOOL Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 9, 2016
656 m
CATERLINK at TOTTON COLLEGE School/college/university 5
Very Good
April 18, 2018
701 m
TOTTONIANS RFC LTD Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 7, 2018
701 m
SAXON INN Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 16, 2019
704 m
A R PHARMACY Retailers - other Exempt
December 11, 2019
723 m
GAME ON SPORTS LOUNGE Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2018
723 m
HAZEL WOOD INFANT SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 15, 2021
723 m
SO40 Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 27, 2021
723 m
SQUIRRELS PRESCHOOL Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 10, 2017
723 m
AAMNAH'S INDIAN KITCHEN Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
November 15, 2021
727 m
MINGS CHINESE TAKEAWAY Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 22, 2022
727 m
TESCO EXPRESS SUPERMARKET Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 9, 2018
727 m
CALMORE INFANT SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 28, 2019
736 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SO40 8XP - Data from Apr 2022

Stonechat Drive Bus Stop/Station 111 m
Stonechat Drive Bus Stop/Station 126 m
Michigan Way Bus Stop/Station 133 m
Michigan Way Bus Stop/Station 175 m
Tudor Close Bus Stop/Station 220 m
Totton Rail Station Rail 2.56 km
Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station Rail 3.36 km
Ashurst New Forest Rail Station Rail 3.72 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.4 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.4 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 8.4 km
Southampton Airport Air 11.48 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 27.49 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SO40 8XP - Data from Dec 2021

Loperwood Copse Woodland Or Forest 999 m
Vane's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.04 km
Lower Larches Woodland Or Forest 1.07 km
Chestnut Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Bog Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Twigs Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Little Fir Clump Woodland Or Forest 1.47 km
Kilnyard Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.52 km
Shorn Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.52 km
Sharves Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.58 km
Tatchbury Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.61 km
Sharveshill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.68 km
Little Testwood Lake Inland Water 1.7 km
Reformatory Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Testwood Lake Inland Water 1.81 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SO40 8XP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 67.2 Mbps 108.1 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.4 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 29 7
30-300 Mbps 5.9% 92.2 13.8
300+ Mbps 94.1% 593 39

Gas Consumption

17 meters consuming 277,739 kWh - mean 16,338 kWh : median 14,566 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

15 meters consuming 66,880 kWh - mean 4,459 kWh : median 3,773 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO40 8XP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.92292200
Longitude -1.51765900
OS Easting 433999
OS Northing 0113829
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
16513
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: White suburban communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Totton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Totton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33042353
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
New Forest 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
New Forest 003C
Output Area / Small Area 6B2