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SO40 8EB

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO40 8RX 53 m
SO40 8EA 111 m
SO40 8ED 134 m
SO40 8WE 135 m
SO40 8WB 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO40 8EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO40
Postcode sector
SO40 8
Latitude
50.917777
Longitude
-1.501871
British National Grid easting
435,112
British National Grid northing
113,265

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
E00117246
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 005B · E01023075
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 005 · E02004783

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
220, Ringwood Road, Totton, Southampton, SO40 8EB 2 December 2025 £300,000
252, Ringwood Road, Totton, Southampton, SO40 8EB 6 June 2025 £341,500
224, Ringwood Road, Totton, Southampton, SO40 8EB 2 August 2024 £470,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. Abbotswood Junior School

    Foundation school

    100 m

  2. Forest Park School

    Community special school

    355 m

  3. Lydlynch Infant School

    Community school

    362 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,762
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 849
  • Public order 160
  • Anti social behaviour 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 124
  • Shoplifting 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
90

43 female, 47 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
3.0
SO40 8 residents
8,226

Age bands in SO40 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,373 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

818 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

2,083 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

2,395 residents

Age 65 and over
17.7%

1,438 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO40 8 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+
96.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.8%
Gigabit-capable
96.8%
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

5

within 5 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    862 m

  • NEW HORIZONS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82112

    864 m

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    3.9 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    4.0 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    4.5 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

  • Calmore Corner

    BCT · West Totton

    0.1 miles

  • Calmore Corner

    BCT · West Totton

    0.1 miles

  • Forest Park School

    BCT · Totton

    0.1 miles

  • Forest Park School

    BCT · Totton

    0.1 miles

  • Calmore Corner

    BCT · West Totton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 005B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,741 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
1
Low risk addresses
2
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 £360,750 from 4 recorded sales in SO40 8EB. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Abbotswood Junior School is the nearest published school at 100 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,762 published events cover 12 months, averaging 146.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 849 events.

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