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SO4 0BY

Sway · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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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 6BY 24 m
SO41 6AU 61 m
SO41 6AT 76 m
SO41 6DZ 77 m
SO41 6DQ 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO4 0BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO4
Postcode sector
SO4 0
Latitude
50.788998
Longitude
-1.606973
British National Grid easting
427,800
British National Grid northing
98,900

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
E00116821
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
12
Primary
8
Secondary
0

  1. St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    439 m

  2. Tiptoe Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

  3. Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
69
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 6
  • Other theft 4

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82129

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Anderwood Drive

    BCT · Sway

    0.0 miles

  • Anderwood Drive

    BCT · Sway

    0.0 miles

  • Durrant Way

    BCT · Sway

    0.1 miles

  • Durrant Way

    BCT · Sway

    0.1 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Sway

    0.2 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Luke's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 439 m.

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

Recorded crime

69 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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