SO4 6BU

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO45 3BU 9 m
SO45 3LF 45 m
SO45 5GU 62 m
SO45 4ZD 92 m
SO45 4BE 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO4 6BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO4
Postcode sector
SO4 6
Latitude
50.858915
Longitude
-1.401266
British National Grid easting
442,237
British National Grid northing
106,772

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
E00117071
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 009D · E01023039
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
29
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Waterside Primary School

    Community school

    678 m
  2. Wildground Junior School

    Community school

    737 m
  3. Wildground Infant School

    Community school

    766 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,022
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 484
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Shoplifting 79
  • Public order 70

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • RED AND GREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82056

    242 m

  • WATERFRONT AND SOLENT SURGERY

    JONES LANE, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 6AW

    ODS code J82156

    1.2 km

  • FORESTSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAULIEU ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 4JA

    ODS code J82072

    1.3 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82622

    3.9 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    4.7 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

    68A PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WESTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AN

    ODS code J82128

    4.7 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    4.8 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

    49-55 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code J82208

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Hythe Hospital

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.1 miles
  • Hythe Hospital

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.1 miles
  • Deerleap Way

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Deerleap Way

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Highlands Way

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 009D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,111 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Waterside Primary School is the nearest published school at 678 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,022 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 484 events.

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