SO41 6ER

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 6ES 378 m
SO41 6JA 430 m
SO41 6FR 620 m
SO41 6FS 693 m
SO41 6EQ 771 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO41 6ER
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO41
Postcode sector
SO41 6
Latitude
50.774074
Longitude
-1.618955
British National Grid easting
426,964
British National Grid northing
97,236

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
E00116819
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 015B · E01022991
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 015 · E02004793

Postcode source versions

Explore SO41

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
South Lodge, Arnewood Bridge Road, Sway, Lymington, SO41 6ER 17 December 2025 £850,000
Eagleswood Farm House, Arnewood Bridge Road, Sway, Lymington, SO41 6ER 7 April 2021 £1,040,000
Lytton Gate, Arnewood Bridge Road, Sway, Lymington, SO41 6ER 19 December 2016 £715,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Tiptoe Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.6 km
  3. Hordle CofE (VA) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
57
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 24
  • Other theft 9
  • Burglary 6
  • Public order 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

12 female, 11 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO41 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
33.3%
Gigabit-capable
33.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • COASTAL MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    MILTON MEDICAL CENTRE, AVENUE ROAD, NEW MILTON, BH25 5JP

    ODS code J82007

    3.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Marley Mount

    BCT · Tiptoe

    0.6 miles
  • Marley Mount

    BCT · Tiptoe

    0.6 miles
  • Nordic Farm

    BCT · Golden Hill

    0.8 miles
  • Nordic Farm

    BCT · Golden Hill

    0.8 miles
  • Sway Rail Station

    RSE · Sway

    0.8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £850,000 from 1 recorded sale in SO41 6ER. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Tiptoe Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

57 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 24 events.

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