SO45 4BD

Dibden & Dibden Purlieu · 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
SO45
Postcode sector
SO45 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO45 4RB 97 m
SO45 4PD 99 m
SO45 4PB 116 m
SO45 4RD 118 m
SO45 4RA 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO45 4BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO45
Postcode sector
SO45 4
Latitude
50.857356
Longitude
-1.414783
British National Grid easting
441,287
British National Grid northing
106,591

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04004573
Westminster constituency
New Forest East · E14001373
Output area
E00116881
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 011A · E01023003
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 011 · E02004789

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
12
Secondary
3
  1. Noadswood School

    Academy converter

    271 m
  2. Orchard Infant School

    Academy converter

    414 m
  3. Orchard Junior School

    Community school

    414 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
887
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 418
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Public order 66
  • Shoplifting 60
  • Anti social behaviour 59

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO45 4 residents
4,890

Age bands in SO45 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

743 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

478 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

974 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

1,484 residents

Age 65 and over
29.8%

1,564 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • FORESTSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAULIEU ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 4JA

    ODS code J82072

    618 m

  • RED AND GREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82056

    726 m

  • WATERFRONT AND SOLENT SURGERY

    JONES LANE, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 6AW

    ODS code J82156

    1.6 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

    WESTON LANE CTR HLTHY LVG, WESTON LANE, WESTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GH

    ODS code J82622

    4.6 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 Walk

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.1 miles
  • Lime Walk

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.2 miles
  • West Road

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.2 miles
  • West Road

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.2 miles
  • Noads Way

    BCT · Dibden Purlieu

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 011A, 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

28,984 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 3 secondary schools. Noadswood School is the nearest published school at 271 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

887 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 418 events.

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