SO42 7SA

Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Brockenhurst
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO42
Postcode sector
SO42 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO42 7SB 79 m
SO42 7RY 83 m
SO42 7RX 96 m
SO42 7SD 125 m
SO42 7RZ 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO42 7SA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO42
Postcode sector
SO42 7
Latitude
50.814327
Longitude
-1.577676
British National Grid easting
429,849
British National Grid northing
101,728

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004560
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00116860
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 015D · E01023000
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 015 · E02004793

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Tattenham Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7SA 28 August 2020 £560,000
4, Tattenham Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7SA 16 May 2019 £725,000
Brockwell, Tattenham Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7SA 3 August 2018 £550,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

    Voluntary controlled school

    258 m
  2. Brockenhurst College

    Further education

    964 m
  3. St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
143
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 52
  • Shoplifting 16
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Public order 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

30 female, 33 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.9
SO42 7 residents
4,864

Age bands in SO42 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

716 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

418 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.8%

820 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.8%

1,597 residents

Age 65 and over
31.6%

1,637 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO42 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+
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

1

within 5 km

  • NEW FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82129

    83 m

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

  • Brockenhurst Primary School

    BCT · South Weirs

    0.1 miles
  • Brockenhurst Primary School

    BCT · South Weirs

    0.1 miles
  • Collyers Road

    BCT · South Weirs

    0.2 miles
  • Collyers Road

    BCT · South Weirs

    0.2 miles
  • Brockenhurst Station

    BCT · Brockenhurst

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 015D, 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

27,494 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School is the nearest published school at 258 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

143 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 52 events.

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