SO45 2AR

Hardley, Holbury & North Blackfield · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southampton
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest East
Postcode district
SO45
Postcode sector
SO45 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO45 2EY 82 m
SO45 2EZ 121 m
SO45 3NN 121 m
SO45 2QZ 126 m
SO45 2QL 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO45 2AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO45
Postcode sector
SO45 2
Latitude
50.840435
Longitude
-1.392654
British National Grid easting
442,860
British National Grid northing
104,722

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004568
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00117006
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 014E · E01023027
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 014 · E02004792

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Glenmore Business Park, Holbury, Southampton, SO45 2AR 24 February 2023 £234,000
2, Glenmore Business Park, Holbury, Southampton, SO45 2AR 30 June 2022 £295,000
4, Glenmore Business Park, Holbury, Southampton, SO45 2AR 11 February 2022 £354,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. Lift New Forest

    Academy sponsor led

    520 m
  2. Manor Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    765 m
  3. Cadland Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 59
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Public order 33
  • Burglary 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO45 2 residents
6,575

Age bands in SO45 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

1,095 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

607 residents

Age 25 to 44
22%

1,426 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,766 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

1,597 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+
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

3

within 5 km

  • FORESTSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAULIEU ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 4JA

    ODS code J82072

    2.1 km

  • RED AND GREEN PRACTICE

    WATERSIDE HEALTH CENTRE, BEAULIEU ROAD, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 5WX

    ODS code J82056

    2.2 km

  • WATERFRONT AND SOLENT SURGERY

    JONES LANE, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 6AW

    ODS code J82156

    3.4 km

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

  • Lime Kiln Lane

    BCT · Hardley

    0.2 miles
  • Lime Kiln Lane

    BCT · Hardley

    0.2 miles
  • Hardley Roundabout

    BCT · Hardley

    0.2 miles
  • Hardley Roundabout

    BCT · Hardley

    0.3 miles
  • Secondary School

    BCT · Hardley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 014E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,135 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £354,000 from 5 recorded sales in SO45 2AR. 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

Published establishments

19 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lift New Forest is the nearest published school at 520 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 277 events.

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