SO4 5AP

Hythe Central · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO4
Postcode sector
SO4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO45 4AP 0 m
SO45 4AH 48 m
SO45 4NT 59 m
SO45 4AN 99 m
SO45 4AL 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO4 5AP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO4
Postcode sector
SO4 5
Latitude
50.859731
Longitude
-1.411429
British National Grid easting
441,521
British National Grid northing
106,857

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004573
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00117070
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 009E · E01023040
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 009 · E02004787

Postcode source versions

Explore SO4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Orchard Infant School

    Academy converter

    165 m
  2. Orchard Junior School

    Community school

    165 m
  3. Noadswood School

    Academy converter

    432 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,114
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 513
  • Criminal damage and arson 114
  • Public order 90
  • Shoplifting 85
  • Anti social behaviour 83

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • RED AND GREEN PRACTICE

    WATERSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, BEAULIEU ROAD, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 5WX

    ODS code J82056

    495 m

  • FORESTSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAULIEU ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 4JA

    ODS code J82072

    937 m

  • WATERFRONT AND SOLENT SURGERY

    JONES LANE, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 6AW

    ODS code J82156

    1.3 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

    WESTON LANE CTR HLTHY LVG, WESTON LANE, WESTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GH

    ODS code J82622

    4.3 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

    THE WOOLSTON LODGE SURGERY, 66 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WESTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AL

    ODS code J82076

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Golden Hind Park

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.1 miles
  • Mullins Lane

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Golden Hind Park

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.1 miles
  • Mullins Lane

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • The Mead

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 009E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,124 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Orchard Infant School is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,114 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 513 events.

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