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SO40 3WB

Totton Central · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3LJ 0 m
SO40 3LH 127 m
SO40 3LQ 127 m
SO40 3LG 139 m
SO40 3PA 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO40 3WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 February 2001
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO40
Postcode sector
SO40 3
Latitude
50.923702
Longitude
-1.497440
British National Grid easting
435,419
British National Grid northing
113,926

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
E00117257
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 002A · E01023076
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 002 · E02004780

Postcode source versions

Explore SO40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. Oakfield Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    288 m

  2. Testwood School

    Academy converter

    398 m

  3. Lydlynch Infant School

    Community school

    589 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,590
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 766
  • Public order 149
  • Anti social behaviour 133
  • Criminal damage and arson 121
  • Other theft 85

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    715 m

  • NEW HORIZONS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82112

    1.4 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    3.5 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    3.6 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

    4.7 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Testwood Lane

    BCT · Totton

    0.0 miles

  • Testwood Lane

    BCT · Totton

    0.1 miles

  • Sylvia Crescent

    BCT · Testwood

    0.2 miles

  • Hammonds Lane

    BCT · Totton

    0.3 miles

  • Hammonds Lane

    BCT · Totton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 002A, 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

30,285 of 33,755

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

38 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Oakfield Academy is the nearest published school at 288 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,590 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 766 events.

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