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SO40 3RE

Totton Central · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Southampton
Ward
Totton Central
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO40
Postcode sector
SO40 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO40 3DE 43 m
SO40 3DG 43 m
SO40 8DQ 49 m
SO40 3RB 69 m
SO40 8BZ 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO40 3RE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO40
Postcode sector
SO40 3
Latitude
50.918408
Longitude
-1.491977
British National Grid easting
435,807
British National Grid northing
113,340

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Electoral ward
Totton Central · E05014793
Parish or community
E04004587
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00117244
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 004A · E01023074
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 004 · E02004782

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brokenford Court, 21 - 27, Flat 9, Water Lane, Totton, Southampton, SO40 3RE 22 December 2025 £194,750
Brokenford Court, 21 - 27, Flat 2, Water Lane, Totton, Southampton, SO40 3RE 28 March 2025 £2,600
Brokenford Court, 21 - 27, Flat 3, Water Lane, Totton, Southampton, SO40 3RE 15 December 2023 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
29
Secondary
6

  1. Lydlynch Infant School

    Community school

    341 m

  2. GLADE School

    Other independent special school

    353 m

  3. Forest Park School

    Community special school

    360 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,394
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 673
  • Public order 130
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Shoplifting 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

10 female, 9 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.6
SO40 3 residents
7,597

Age bands in SO40 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,161 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

742 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

1,697 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,056 residents

Age 65 and over
25.9%

1,973 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO40 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    183 m

  • NEW HORIZONS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82112

    1.6 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

    ADELAIDE HEALTH CENTRE, WILLIAM MACLEOD WAY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 4XE

    ODS code J82024

    3.2 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

    98 OAKLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY PARK, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 4NZ

    ODS code J82213

    3.3 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    3.9 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    4.3 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.4 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office & Shops

    BCT · Totton

    0.0 miles

  • Post Office & Shops

    BCT · Totton

    0.0 miles

  • Asda

    BCT · Totton

    0.1 miles

  • Salisbury Road Shops

    BCT · Totton

    0.1 miles

  • Salisbury Road Shops

    BCT · Totton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 004A, 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

22,551 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £194,750 from 3 recorded sales in SO40 3RE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for New Forest is £380,310 in June 2026, up 1.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lydlynch Infant School is the nearest published school at 341 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,394 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 673 events.

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