SO40 2WF

Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO40
Postcode sector
SO40 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO40 2HA 388 m
SO40 2PZ 620 m
SO40 2RP 655 m
SO40 2RZ 740 m
SO40 2HE 770 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO40 2WF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO40
Postcode sector
SO40 2
Latitude
50.925622
Longitude
-1.535536
British National Grid easting
432,740
British National Grid northing
114,122

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004580
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00116760
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 006D · E01022980
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 006 · E02004784

Postcode source versions

Explore SO40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
20
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  2. Calmore Infant School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  3. Calmore Junior School

    Foundation school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
580
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 282
  • Public order 59
  • Shoplifting 49
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Other theft 34

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO40 2 residents
8,811

Age bands in SO40 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,375 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

847 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

1,924 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

2,415 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

2,004 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW HORIZONS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    1 HAZEL FARM ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 8WU

    ODS code J82112

    1.8 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Ower Corner

    BCT · Winsor

    0.4 miles
  • Ower Corner

    BCT · Winsor

    0.4 miles
  • Mission Hall

    BCT · Winsor

    0.5 miles
  • Mission Hall

    BCT · Winsor

    0.5 miles
  • Tatchbury Mount

    BCT · Stonyford

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 006D, 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

20,737 of 33,755

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

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

580 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 282 events.

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