SO40 4TX

Marchwood & Eling · 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
SO40
Postcode sector
SO40 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO40 4TU 2 m
SO40 4WS 115 m
SO40 4WT 120 m
SO40 4WR 124 m
SO40 4WA 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO40 4TX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2002
Terminated
1 November 2003
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO40
Postcode sector
SO40 4
Latitude
50.888162
Longitude
-1.457377
British National Grid easting
438,264
British National Grid northing
109,994

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004576
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00117119
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 008D · E01023048
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 008 · E02004786

Postcode source versions

Explore SO40

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Marchwood Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    308 m
  2. Marchwood Junior School

    Community school

    576 m
  3. Bower Lodge School

    Other independent special school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
264
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 144
  • Other theft 26
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Public order 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO40 4 residents
5,966

Age bands in SO40 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,054 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

560 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.4%

1,524 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

1,590 residents

Age 65 and over
18.2%

1,049 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    3.8 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    3.8 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.0 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    4.1 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    4.1 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    4.2 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    4.2 km

  • WATERFRONT AND SOLENT SURGERY

    JONES LANE, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 6AW

    ODS code J82156

    4.3 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

    34 RAYMOND ROAD, UPPER SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5AL

    ODS code J82126

    4.4 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

    ST MARY'S SURGERY, 1 JOHNSON STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 1LT

    ODS code J82081

    4.6 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    4.7 km

  • RED AND GREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82056

    5.0 km

  • FORESTSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAULIEU ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 4JA

    ODS code J82072

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Lakeland Gardens

    BCT · Marchwood

    0.0 miles
  • Lakeland Gardens

    BCT · Marchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Twiggs Lane

    BCT · Marchwood

    0.1 miles
  • Twiggs Lane

    BCT · Marchwood

    0.1 miles
  • St Johns Church

    BCT · Marchwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 008D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,663 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Marchwood Church of England Infant School is the nearest published school at 308 m.

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

Recorded crime

264 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 144 events.

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