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SO42 7ZA

Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO42
Postcode sector
SO42 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO42 7RB 22 m
SO42 7AF 55 m
SO42 7RA 65 m
SO42 7TU 71 m
SO42 7PG 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO42 7ZA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO42
Postcode sector
SO42 7
Latitude
50.819030
Longitude
-1.577591
British National Grid easting
429,852
British National Grid northing
102,251

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Electoral ward
Brockenhurst & Denny Lodge · E05014775
Parish or community
E04004560
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00116856
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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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Brockenhurst Church of England Primary School & Pre-School

    Voluntary controlled school

    273 m

  2. Brockenhurst College

    Further education

    606 m

  3. St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
147
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 55
  • Shoplifting 16
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Public order 12

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

  • NEW FOREST MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code J82129

    485 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

  • Gates Garage

    BCT · Brockenhurst

    0.1 miles

  • Gates Garage

    BCT · Brockenhurst

    0.1 miles

  • Brookley Road

    BCT · Brockenhurst

    0.1 miles

  • Brookley Road

    BCT · Brockenhurst

    0.1 miles

  • Brockenhurst Primary School

    BCT · South Weirs

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 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 273 m.

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

Recorded crime

147 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 55 events.

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