SO40 7AP

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southampton
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO40
Postcode sector
SO40 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO40 7AQ 70 m
SO40 7BH 351 m
SO40 7AN 355 m
SO40 7GL 374 m
SO40 7HW 393 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO40 7AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO40
Postcode sector
SO40 7
Latitude
50.900200
Longitude
-1.542345
British National Grid easting
432,279
British National Grid northing
111,292

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
E00116759
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 006C · E01022979
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 006 · E02004784

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
160, Woodlands Road, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AP 16 December 2024 £1,660,000
132, Woodlands Road, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AP 14 June 2024 £900,000
160, Woodlands Road, Ashurst, Southampton, SO40 7AP 9 November 2023 £1,650,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. New Forest Alternative Provision

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km
  2. Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km
  3. Foxhills Infant School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Burglary 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

10 female, 15 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.8
SO40 7 residents
5,086

Age bands in SO40 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

687 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

434 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

952 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.4%

1,607 residents

Age 65 and over
28%

1,432 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO40 7 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+
70%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
70%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
70%
Gigabit-capable
70%
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

3

within 5 km

  • NEW HORIZONS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82112

    2.7 km

  • LYNDHURST SURGERY

    2 CHURCH LANE, LYNDHURST, SO43 7EW

    ODS code J82146

    3.9 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    4.3 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

  • Cedar View

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.2 miles
  • Woodlands Road

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.2 miles
  • Cedar View

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.2 miles
  • Woodlands Road

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.2 miles
  • Woodlands Road

    BCT · Woodlands

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 006C, 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

21,610 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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 £1,650,000 from 3 recorded sales in SO40 7AP. 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

21 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. New Forest Alternative Provision is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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