SO42 7UU

Forest & Solent · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO42
Postcode sector
SO42 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO42 7UX 3 m
SO42 7UW 71 m
SO42 7YA 86 m
SO42 7YD 113 m
SO42 7PL 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO42 7UU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2007
Terminated
1 July 2007
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO42
Postcode sector
SO42 7
Latitude
50.817075
Longitude
-1.453188
British National Grid easting
438,617
British National Grid northing
102,091

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004555
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00116850
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 017B · E01022999
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 017 · E02004795

Postcode source versions

Explore SO42

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Beaulieu Village Primary School

    Community school

    146 m
  2. Manor Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.8 km
  3. Cadland Primary School

    Community school

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Burglary 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • FORESTSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAULIEU ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 4JA

    ODS code J82072

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Beaulieu Garage

    BCT · Beaulieu

    0.1 miles
  • Beaulieu Garage

    BCT · Beaulieu

    0.1 miles
  • Bunkers Hill

    BCT · Beaulieu

    0.2 miles
  • Bunkers Hill

    BCT · Beaulieu

    0.2 miles
  • Abbey Church

    BCT · Beaulieu

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 017B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,358 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Beaulieu Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 146 m.

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

Recorded crime

26 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.167 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.