SO4 5LD

Hythe South · 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 4LD 0 m
SO45 4LA 43 m
SO45 4HS 85 m
SO45 4HR 87 m
SO45 4LB 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO4 5LD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO4
Postcode sector
SO4 5
Latitude
50.850327
Longitude
-1.410097
British National Grid easting
441,623
British National Grid northing
105,812

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
E00116893
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 011A · E01023003
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 011 · E02004789

Postcode source versions

Explore SO4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. Wildground Infant School

    Community school

    396 m
  2. Wildground Junior School

    Community school

    406 m
  3. Noadswood School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
715
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 328
  • Criminal damage and arson 86
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Shoplifting 54
  • Public order 43

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • FORESTSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAULIEU ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 4JA

    ODS code J82072

    469 m

  • RED AND GREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82056

    993 m

  • WATERFRONT AND SOLENT SURGERY

    JONES LANE, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 6AW

    ODS code J82156

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Heatherstone Avenue

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.1 miles
  • Carbould Road

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.1 miles
  • Watermans Lane

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.1 miles
  • Watermans Lane

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.1 miles
  • Crete Lane

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 011A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,984 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Wildground Infant School is the nearest published school at 396 m.

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

Recorded crime

715 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 328 events.

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