SO45 2QA

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 2QP 90 m
SO45 2PZ 100 m
SO45 2JR 143 m
SO45 2HJ 147 m
SO45 2QB 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO45 2QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO45
Postcode sector
SO45 2
Latitude
50.837065
Longitude
-1.391348
British National Grid easting
442,955
British National Grid northing
104,348

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
E00117008
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 014E · E01023027
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 014 · E02004792

Postcode source versions

Explore SO45

53 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
39, Sycamore Drive, Holbury, Southampton, SO45 2QA 20 February 2026 £310,000
9, Sycamore Drive, Holbury, Southampton, SO45 2QA 15 December 2025 £369,950
8, Sycamore Drive, Holbury, Southampton, SO45 2QA 27 June 2025 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
11
Secondary
3
  1. Lift New Forest

    Academy sponsor led

    239 m
  2. Manor Church of England Infant School

    Voluntary controlled school

    382 m
  3. Cadland Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
515
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 292
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 45
  • Public order 33
  • Burglary 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

42 female, 40 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO45 2 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
24.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
24.3%
Gigabit-capable
24.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • FORESTSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAULIEU ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 4JA

    ODS code J82072

    2.4 km

  • RED AND GREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82056

    2.6 km

  • WATERFRONT AND SOLENT SURGERY

    JONES LANE, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 6AW

    ODS code J82156

    3.8 km

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

  • Lime Kiln Lane

    BCT · Hardley

    0.2 miles
  • Secondary School

    BCT · Hardley

    0.2 miles
  • Lime Kiln Lane

    BCT · Hardley

    0.2 miles
  • Southbourne Avenue

    BCT · Holbury

    0.4 miles
  • Southbourne Avenue

    BCT · Holbury

    0.4 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £339,975 from 10 recorded sales in SO45 2QA. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lift New Forest is the nearest published school at 239 m.

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

Recorded crime

515 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 292 events.

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