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SO45 1AZ

Forest & Solent · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Forest & Solent
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO45
Postcode sector
SO45 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO45 1AF 436 m
SO45 1AH 546 m
SO45 1AG 628 m
SO45 1XH 1.2 km
SO42 7XD 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO45 1AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO45
Postcode sector
SO45 1
Latitude
50.802799
Longitude
-1.399457
British National Grid easting
442,415
British National Grid northing
100,533

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Electoral ward
Forest & Solent · E05014780
Parish or community
E04004567
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00116868
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 017B · E01022999
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 017 · E02004795

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Blackfield Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

  2. Cadland Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km

  3. Manor Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO45 1 residents
7,593

Age bands in SO45 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.3%

1,248 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

656 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.5%

1,500 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,173 residents

Age 65 and over
27.4%

2,103 residents

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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
33.3%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Exbury Gardens

    BCT · Exbury

    0.0 miles

  • Visitor Car Park

    BCT · Bucklers Hard

    1.0 miles

  • Chalewood Road

    BCT · Langley

    1.4 miles

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Langley

    1.4 miles

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Langley

    1.4 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.

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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Blackfield Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 11 events.

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