SO41 5QU

Forest & Solent · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lymington
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO41
Postcode sector
SO41 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO41 5QT 229 m
SO41 5QW 348 m
SO41 5QZ 354 m
SO41 5QY 435 m
SO41 5QQ 509 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO41 5QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO41
Postcode sector
SO41 5
Latitude
50.786583
Longitude
-1.523424
British National Grid easting
433,691
British National Grid northing
98,666

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004556
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00116808
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 017A · E01022990
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 017 · E02004795

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Minnowstream, Wooden House Lane, Pilley, Lymington, SO41 5QU 10 July 2019 £875,000
Highlands, Wooden House Lane, Pilley, Lymington, SO41 5QU 9 August 2016 £875,000
Greenacre, Wooden House Lane, Pilley, Lymington, SO41 5QU 5 March 1999 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. William Gilpin Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km
  2. Southlands School

    Other independent special school

    1.7 km
  3. Walhampton School

    Other independent school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

10 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.4
SO41 5 residents
1,558

Age bands in SO41 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

279 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

197 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.3%

235 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.5%

574 residents

Age 65 and over
27.2%

480 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO41 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • WISTARIA & MILFORD SURGERIES

    WISTARIA SURGERY, WISTARIA CT, 18 AVENUE RD, LYMINGTON, SO41 9GJ

    ODS code J82139

    3.4 km

  • CHAWTON HOUSE SURGERY

    43-45 ST. THOMAS STREET, LYMINGTON, SO41 9ND

    ODS code J82075

    3.6 km

  • NEW FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

    SURGERIES AT SWAY & BROCKENHURST, HIGHWOOD ROAD, BROCKENHURST, SO42 7RY

    ODS code J82129

    4.9 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

  • Pilley Pond

    BCT · Pilley

    0.1 miles
  • Pilley Pond

    BCT · Pilley

    0.1 miles
  • Cherry Tree Cottage

    BCT · Bull Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Cherry Tree Cottage

    BCT · Bull Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Holly Lane

    BCT · Bull Hill

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 017A, 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

25,412 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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.

Schools

Published establishments

10 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. William Gilpin Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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