Postcode SO45 5SW (New Forest)

Map showing SO45 5SW and nearby postcodes

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

SO45 5SW is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.4 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 5SW as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > White suburban communities.

The closest road name to SO45 5SW is Briarswood Rise which is centered 13 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Oaklands Way and is 245 m away. The closest railway station is Woolston Rail Station, 5.65 km away.

The closest primary school to SO45 5SW (for ages 11 and under) is Orchard Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 17, 2017. 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 5SW is HYTHE & DIBDEN YOUTH FC and is 465 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Exempt on October 26, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from TAILS 2 and is 877 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on February 11, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 37.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.1 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 2.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Briarswood Rise 13 m
Brocks Close 42 m
Oaklands Way 77 m
Downwood Close 84 m
Cromalt Close 147 m
Lewis Close 173 m
Pentland Close 175 m
Huxley Court 202 m
Beechwood Way 204 m
Brendon Close 207 m
Milne Close 230 m
Buchan Court 242 m
Oakenbrow 258 m
Blenheim Gardens 284 m
Pennine Gardens 285 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO45 5SW

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 5SW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Applemore College Good
(February 14, 2017)
465 m
Oak Lodge School Good
(November 21, 2017)
465 m
Noadswood School Good
(March 1, 2017)
549 m
Orchard Infant School Outstanding
(November 13, 2007)
909 m
Orchard Junior School Good
(May 17, 2017)
909 m
Wildground Infant School Good
(September 13, 2017)
1.28 km
Wildground Junior School Good
(October 16, 2019)
1.34 km
Waterside Primary School Good
(May 9, 2019)
2.09 km
Hythe Primary School Requires improvement
(February 6, 2019)
2.09 km
Marchwood Park Hospital School Good
(October 7, 2021)
2.9 km
Manor Church of England Infant School Good
(March 6, 2018)
3.64 km
The New Forest Academy Good
(February 7, 2018)
3.64 km
Marchwood Church of England Infant School Good
(February 20, 2018)
3.72 km
Marchwood Junior School Outstanding
(November 1, 2018)
4.11 km
Cadland Primary School Good
(June 20, 2017)
4.35 km
St John's Primary and Nursery School Good
(March 21, 2017)
4.64 km
Beaulieu Village Primary School Good
(May 20, 2021)
4.9 km
Hope Community School Southampton 5.23 km
Weston Shore Infant School 5.26 km
Southampton City College Requires improvement
(February 11, 2022)
5.45 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
AGE CONCERN HAMPSHIRE Other catering premises 4
Good
January 17, 2022
407 m
APPLEMORE COLLEGE School/college/university 4
Good
November 17, 2021
465 m
HYTHE & DIBDEN YOUTH FC Pub/bar/nightclub Exempt
October 26, 2021
465 m
OAK LODGE SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 10, 2022
465 m
TONY'S KEBAB CENTRE Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
October 12, 2021
465 m
NOADSWOOD SECONDARY SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 15, 2022
549 m
GREENWOOD SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 22, 2017
610 m
GREENWOOD SCHOOL School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 22, 2020
610 m
FELTSEWUNIQUE Other catering premises Exempt
February 11, 2022
658 m
TESCO Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 12, 2022
799 m
PLANET KIDS CIC Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 24, 2019
877 m
TAILS 2 Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
February 11, 2020
877 m
ASHDENE GUEST HOUSE Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
June 6, 2018
898 m
CAMEO LUNCH CLUB Other catering premises 5
Very Good
November 21, 2019
898 m
DIBDEN MONDAY CLUB Other catering premises 5
Very Good
March 19, 2020
898 m
ORCHARD PRE-SCHOOL Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
May 16, 2018
898 m
THE COFFEE HOUSE Other catering premises 5
Very Good
October 30, 2019
898 m
THE 1:1 DIET BY CAMBRIDGE WEIGHT PLAN WITH SARAH HARDING Other catering premises Exempt
May 28, 2021
899 m
APPLEMORE EARLY YEARS CENTRE School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 27, 2021
904 m
DOOZY Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 24, 2021
904 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Oaklands Way Bus Stop/Station 245 m
Beechwood Way Bus Stop/Station 271 m
Oaklands Way Bus Stop/Station 281 m
The Sylvans Bus Stop/Station 400 m
Kensington Fields Bus Stop/Station 402 m
Woolston Rail Station Rail 5.65 km
Sholing Rail Station Rail 6.03 km
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.29 km
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.29 km
Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal Ferry 2.5 km
Southampton Airport Air 11.2 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 30.13 km

Nearby Nature

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

Horestone Hill Hill Or Mountain 82 m
Orestone Copse Woodland Or Forest 474 m
Fern Hill Hill Or Mountain 965 m
Drapers Copse Woodland Or Forest 977 m
Dibden Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.13 km
Roy's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.15 km
The Noads Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Marchwood Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
Bramshot Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.81 km
King's Hat Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Fawley Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km
Furzey Holt Woodland Or Forest 1.94 km
Crabhat Inclosure Woodland Or Forest 1.98 km
Buttsash Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.06 km
Rushbush Pond Inland Water 2.09 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 40 Mbps 37.8 Mbps 60.19 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 9.1 Mbps 18.98 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24 6
30-300 Mbps 100% 46.9 11.4
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

24 meters consuming 402,392 kWh - mean 16,766 kWh : median 14,979 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO45 5SW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Hampshire
Latitude 50.85830600
Longitude -1.42518000
OS Easting 440555
OS Northing 0106690
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
28303
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hampshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
New Forest East
County Electorial Division Dibden & Hythe ED
Electoral Ward Dibden and Hythe 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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: White suburban communities
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 E33042379
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
New Forest 009
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
New Forest 009B
Output Area / Small Area 6B2