SO41 6AS

Sway · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lymington
Ward
Sway
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO41
Postcode sector
SO41 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO41 6DR 79 m
SO41 6DU 118 m
SO41 6DS 137 m
SO41 6DQ 170 m
SO41 6DT 230 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO41 6AS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO41
Postcode sector
SO41 6
Latitude
50.791152
Longitude
-1.608203
British National Grid easting
427,712
British National Grid northing
99,139

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Electoral ward
Sway · E05014792
Parish or community
E04004586
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00116822
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 015B · E01022991
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 015 · E02004793

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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116 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Island View, 6, Manchester Road, Sway, Lymington, SO41 6AS 13 May 2026 £7,500
Dalewood, Manchester Road, Sway, Lymington, SO41 6AS 17 March 2025 £620,000
Rushville, Manchester Road, Sway, Lymington, SO41 6AS 28 February 2025 £700,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    694 m
  2. Tiptoe Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km
  3. Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
68
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 6
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
178

89 female, 89 male

Postcode households
80
Residents per household
2.2
SO41 6 residents
3,558

Age bands in SO41 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

447 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.9%

286 residents

Age 25 to 44
13.9%

504 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

1,089 residents

Age 65 and over
35.7%

1,289 residents

This postcode contained 5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO41 6 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+
96.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
96.4%
Gigabit-capable
96.4%
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

1

within 5 km

  • NEW FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82129

    3.4 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

  • Durrant Way

    BCT · Sway

    0.1 miles
  • Durrant Way

    BCT · Sway

    0.1 miles
  • Anderwood Drive

    BCT · Sway

    0.2 miles
  • Anderwood Drive

    BCT · Sway

    0.2 miles
  • Gilpin Hill

    BCT · Sway

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 015B, 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

27,560 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £675,000 from 22 recorded sales in SO41 6AS. 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Luke's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 694 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

68 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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