Postcode SO42 7TX (New Forest)

Map showing SO42 7TX and nearby postcodes

The postcode SO42 7TX is located in New Forest, in the county of Hampshire. It was introduced in January 1986 and is an active postcode. SO42 7TX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SO42 7TX is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.3 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 SO42 7TX as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to SO42 7TX is Sutton Place which is centered 21 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Brockenhurst College and is 150 m away. The closest railway station is Brockenhurst Rail Station, 434 m away.

The closest primary school to SO42 7TX (for ages 11 and under) is Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 6, 2018.

The local pub for residents of SO42 7TX is THE HUNTSMAN OF BROCKENHURST and is 76 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on February 16, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from BROCKENHURST PIZZA AND KEBABS and is 217 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on October 1, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 60.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13 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 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 SO42 7TX 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 SO42 7TX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SO42 7TX, and the approximate distance away.

Sutton Place 21 m
Forest Hall 83 m
Waters Green Court 96 m
Silverstone Mews 96 m
Noel Close 142 m
Chestnut Road 143 m
Grigg Lane 158 m
North Road 169 m
Greenways Road 180 m
Horlock Road 204 m
Burford Lane 272 m
Fathersfield 277 m
Waters Green 282 m
Brookley Road 294 m
Auckland Avenue 328 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO42 7TX

Introduction January 1986
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 SO42 7TX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Brockenhurst College Good
(February 3, 2017)
199 m
Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School Good
(March 6, 2018)
792 m
Hill House School Outstanding
(January 9, 2020)
4.39 km
Coxlease School Outstanding
(July 13, 2017)
4.58 km
Clay Hill School Good
(June 10, 2021)
4.58 km
St Luke's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(January 23, 2009)
4.61 km
William Gilpin Church of England Primary School Good
(January 26, 2022)
4.94 km
Southlands School Good
(November 7, 2019)
5.61 km
St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School Good
(October 15, 2019)
5.82 km
New Forest Small School 6.14 km
Walhampton School 6.48 km
Tiptoe Primary School Good
(June 15, 2017)
6.56 km
Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School Good
(May 18, 2021)
6.77 km
Lymington Junior School Good
(February 20, 2018)
6.86 km
Lymington Church of England Infant School Outstanding
(March 3, 2011)
6.86 km
Pennington Infant School Good
(September 15, 2021)
7.4 km
Pennington Church of England Junior School Requires improvement
(March 4, 2020)
7.4 km
Priestlands School Good
(November 16, 2016)
7.54 km
South Baddesley Church of England Primary School Good
(February 13, 2019)
7.66 km
Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School Outstanding
(February 9, 2022)
7.81 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SO42 7TX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
CAREYS MANOR HOTEL & SENSPA Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
September 17, 2019
76 m
LE BLAIREAU BAR AND BISTRO Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 10, 2018
76 m
THE HUNTSMAN OF BROCKENHURST Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 16, 2022
76 m
BROCKENHURST FOOTBALL CLUB Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
November 20, 2021
196 m
SERAYA Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
March 22, 2017
196 m
HARD BROCK CAFE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 15, 2022
199 m
HIGHWOOD NURSERY Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 1, 2021
199 m
MJ'S RESTAURANT Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 2, 2019
199 m
ALBERO Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 24, 2019
217 m
BRITANNIA THAI Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
September 25, 2019
217 m
BROCKENHURST PIZZA AND KEBABS Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
October 1, 2018
217 m
PREMIER CONVENIENCE STORE Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 17, 2018
217 m
THE RETREAT Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 4, 2020
217 m
THE SETT Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
September 16, 2019
217 m
THE SNAKECATCHER PUB Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
January 26, 2022
217 m
A AND R BEARDSMORE LTD TA RAINBOW FISH BAR Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
December 13, 2021
240 m
FORESTERS ARMS Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 20, 2020
240 m
THATCHED COTTAGE HOTEL Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
October 30, 2018
240 m
HARRISON'S CATERING Other catering premises 4
Good
September 22, 2021
323 m
COTTAGE LODGE HOTEL Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
October 18, 2019
352 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SO42 7TX - Data from Apr 2022

Brockenhurst College Bus Stop/Station 150 m
Brockenhurst College Bus Stop/Station 164 m
Brockenhurst College Bus Stop/Station 188 m
Brockenhurst Island Shop Bus Stop/Station 265 m
Brockenhurst Island Shop Bus Stop/Station 274 m
Brockenhurst Rail Station Rail 434 m
Sway Rail Station Rail 4.8 km
Beaulieu Road Rail Station Rail 6.11 km
Lymington Town Quay Ferry 7.35 km
Lymington Town Quay Ferry 7.35 km
Lymington Pier Ferry Terminal Ferry 7.68 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 19 km
Southampton Airport Air 20.76 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SO42 7TX - Data from Dec 2021

Bakers Plantation Woodland Or Forest 890 m
Colleys Green Woodland Or Forest 1.18 km
Buckford Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Butts Lawn Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Jacks Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.35 km
Water Copse Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Brokenhurst Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.42 km
Ivy Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.47 km
Connigers Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Woodhouse Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.59 km
Bakers Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Round Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.66 km
Perrywood Ivy Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.68 km
Burnhills Common Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
Highwood Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SO42 7TX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 74.2 Mbps 60.1 Mbps 79.67 Mbps
Upload 15.9 Mbps 13 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% 20 1
30-300 Mbps 100% 68.1 15.4
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

12 meters consuming 162,686 kWh - mean 13,557 kWh : median 12,704 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

12 meters consuming 48,763 kWh - mean 4,064 kWh : median 3,569 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO42 7TX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.82067500
Longitude -1.57248000
OS Easting 430211
OS Northing 0102436
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
31588
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 Brockenhurst and Forest South 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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Brockenhurst BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33042411
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
New Forest 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
New Forest 015D
Output Area / Small Area 8C1