SO42 7SG

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 7SF 336 m
SO42 7SE 399 m
SO42 7UE 488 m
SO42 7SD 521 m
SO42 7UL 562 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO42 7SG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO42
Postcode sector
SO42 7
Latitude
50.808962
Longitude
-1.581173
British National Grid easting
429,606
British National Grid northing
101,130

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
E00116861
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 015C · E01022998
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 015 · E02004793

Postcode source versions

Explore SO42

76 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Oakdene, Sway Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7SG 9 June 2026 £856,000
Beechwood House, Sway Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7SG 1 July 2025 £1,315,000
Blackhamsley House, Sway Road, Brockenhurst, SO42 7SG 16 February 2024 £2,050,000

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

    875 m
  2. Brockenhurst College

    Further education

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
112
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Shoplifting 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Public order 9
  • Anti social behaviour 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
132

60 female, 72 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
3.0
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 2.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO42 7 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+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Gigabit-capable
95.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
2.2%
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

  • NEW FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82129

    714 m

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

  • Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club

    BCT · Setley

    0.1 miles
  • Brokenhurst Manor Golf Club

    BCT · Setley

    0.1 miles
  • Collyers Road

    BCT · South Weirs

    0.3 miles
  • Collyers Road

    BCT · South Weirs

    0.3 miles
  • Latchmoor Corner

    BCT · Setley

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 015C, 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

29,946 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,487,500 from 10 recorded sales in SO42 7SG. 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

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 875 m.

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

Recorded crime

112 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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