SO4 0AB

Sway · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Sway
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO4
Postcode sector
SO4 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO41 6ET 51 m
SO41 6BF 89 m
SO41 6AB 94 m
SO41 6AA 97 m
SO41 6AZ 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO4 0AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO4
Postcode sector
SO4 0
Latitude
50.785411
Longitude
-1.609840
British National Grid easting
427,600
British National Grid northing
98,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Electoral ward
Sway · E05014792
Parish or community
E04004586
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00116815
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 015A · E01022989
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 015 · E02004793

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    342 m
  2. Tiptoe Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km
  3. Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
75
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 7
  • Other theft 5

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

    SURGERIES AT SWAY & BROCKENHURST, HIGHWOOD ROAD, BROCKENHURST, SO42 7RY

    ODS code J82129

    4.0 km

  • COASTAL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    MILTON MEDICAL CENTRE, AVENUE ROAD, NEW MILTON, BH25 5JP

    ODS code J82007

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Sway Rail Station

    RSE · Sway

    0.0 miles
  • Sway Rail Station

    RLY · Sway

    0.0 miles
  • Sway Station

    BCT · Sway

    0.1 miles
  • Sway Station

    BCT · Sway

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Sway

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 015A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,194 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Luke's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 342 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

75 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.