Postcode SO45 5AF (New Forest)

Map showing SO45 5AF and nearby postcodes

The postcode SO45 5AF is located in New Forest, in the county of Hampshire. It was introduced in December 1994 and is an active postcode. SO45 5AF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SO45 5AF is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.1 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 SO45 5AF as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Detached retirement living.

The closest road name to SO45 5AF is Lower Mullin's Lane which is centered 37 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Douglas Way and is 87 m away. The closest railway station is Woolston Rail Station, 4.22 km away.

The closest primary school to SO45 5AF (for ages 11 and under) is Hythe Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on February 6, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Marchwood Park Hospital School. The last OFSTED inspection on October 7, 2021 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of SO45 5AF is HYTHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH and is 753 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 7, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from JAIPUR EXPRESS and is 474 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on January 27, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 51.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.2 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 95.2% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 4.8% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SO45 5AF 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 SO45 5AF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SO45 5AF, and the approximate distance away.

Lower Mullin's Lane 37 m
Douglas Way 75 m
Malwood Road West 136 m
Mountfield 176 m
Michael's Way 197 m
Hollybank Road 250 m
Roberts Road 266 m
Beaumaris Gardens 266 m
Widecombe Drive 288 m
Merrivale Close 297 m
Solent Drive 305 m
Dale Road 331 m
Fairway Road 352 m
Tamar Grove 372 m
Southampton Road 434 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO45 5AF

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 SO45 5AF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hythe Primary School Requires improvement
(February 6, 2019)
747 m
Orchard Infant School Outstanding
(November 13, 2007)
774 m
Orchard Junior School Good
(May 17, 2017)
774 m
Noadswood School Good
(March 1, 2017)
1.06 km
Waterside Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
1.13 km
Applemore College Good
(February 14, 2017)
1.5 km
Oak Lodge School Good
(November 21, 2017)
1.5 km
Wildground Infant School Good
(September 13, 2017)
1.66 km
Wildground Junior School Good
(October 16, 2019)
1.68 km
Marchwood Park Hospital School Good
(October 7, 2021)
2.8 km
St John's Primary and Nursery School Good
(March 21, 2017)
3.39 km
Marchwood Church of England Infant School Good
(February 20, 2018)
3.71 km
Marchwood Junior School Outstanding
(November 1, 2018)
3.82 km
Weston Shore Infant School 3.88 km
The New Forest Academy Good
(February 7, 2018)
3.89 km
Hope Community School Southampton 3.92 km
Manor Church of England Infant School Good
(March 6, 2018)
4.05 km
Woolston Infant School 4.05 km
Southampton City College Requires improvement
(February 11, 2022)
4.13 km
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Good
(June 5, 2019)
4.34 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SO45 5AF - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
MACINTYRE CARE Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 18, 2016
321 m
LITTLE SHIPMATES DAY NURSERY Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 30, 2019
361 m
JAIPUR EXPRESS Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 27, 2020
474 m
MODERN Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 25, 2019
474 m
SHELL HYTHE Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 30, 2021
507 m
CHIP N TAILS Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 10, 2019
527 m
HYTHE YOUTH CLUB Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 11, 2020
584 m
HARTFORD CARE LTD (5) Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 6, 2018
608 m
HYTHE PRIMARY SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 23, 2019
747 m
HYTHE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 7, 2018
753 m
ORCHARD INFANT SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 7, 2022
774 m
ORCHARD JUNIOR SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 7, 2022
774 m
INN CENTRE CAFE Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 13, 2018
776 m
FELTSEWUNIQUE Other catering premises Exempt
February 11, 2022
795 m
BE-BE'S CAFE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 24, 2022
837 m
EBENEZERS Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 18, 2019
837 m
THE THAI CORNER RESTAURANT Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 7, 2018
841 m
TILLEY'S BAKERY LIMITED Retailers - other 4
Good
February 1, 2022
841 m
JACK N GRILL Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 15, 2021
851 m
THE DUSTY BARREL Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 26, 2021
851 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SO45 5AF - Data from Apr 2022

Douglas Way Bus Stop/Station 87 m
Douglas Way Bus Stop/Station 93 m
West Street Bus Stop/Station 222 m
West Street Bus Stop/Station 233 m
Dale Road Bus Stop/Station 247 m
Woolston Rail Station Rail 4.22 km
Southampton Central Rail Station Rail 4.39 km
Southampton Central Rail Station Rail 4.45 km
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal Ferry 912 m
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal Ferry 912 m
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal Ferry 1.11 km
Southampton Airport Air 9.86 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 31.37 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SO45 5AF - Data from Dec 2021

Fern Hill Hill Or Mountain 488 m
Drapers Copse Woodland Or Forest 665 m
Orestone Copse Woodland Or Forest 958 m
Roy's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Furzey Holt Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Horestone Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.42 km
Bramshot Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.56 km
Rosebery Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.59 km
Buttsash Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Tate's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Kitcher's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Piper's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km
Frostlane Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.18 km
Hart Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.22 km
Crampool Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SO45 5AF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 53.6 Mbps 51.5 Mbps 78.12 Mbps
Upload 11.5 Mbps 12.2 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 4.8% 15 1
30-300 Mbps 95.2% 58.9 14.4
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 361,600 kWh - mean 16,436 kWh : median 16,764 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO45 5AF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.86777000
Longitude -1.41139400
OS Easting 441517
OS Northing 0107750
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
30971
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hampshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
New Forest East
County Electorial Division Dibden & Hythe ED
Electoral Ward Hythe West and Langdown
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 Hythe BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33042384
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
New Forest 009
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
New Forest 009E
Output Area / Small Area 6A3