SO45 6WH

Hythe Central · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO45 6AH 17 m
SO45 6ZB 21 m
SO45 6AG 36 m
SO45 6RU 47 m
SO45 6DS 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO45 6WH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO45
Postcode sector
SO45 6
Latitude
50.869945
Longitude
-1.398809
British National Grid easting
442,400
British National Grid northing
108,000

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
E00116919
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 009A · E01023008
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 009 · E02004787

Postcode source versions

Explore SO45

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
27
Secondary
6
  1. Hythe Primary School

    Community school

    233 m
  2. Waterside Primary School

    Community school

    717 m
  3. Orchard Infant School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
521
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 241
  • Shoplifting 49
  • Anti social behaviour 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 43
  • Public order 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO45 6 residents
3,388

Age bands in SO45 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.8%

416 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

287 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

613 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

930 residents

Age 65 and over
36.5%

1,290 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • WATERFRONT AND SOLENT SURGERY

    JONES LANE, HYTHE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 6AW

    ODS code J82156

    321 m

  • RED AND GREEN PRACTICE

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

    ODS code J82056

    1.3 km

  • FORESTSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    BEAULIEU ROAD, DIBDEN PURLIEU, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 4JA

    ODS code J82072

    2.4 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82622

    2.8 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

    THE WOOLSTON LODGE SURGERY, 66 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WESTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AL

    ODS code J82076

    3.5 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

    68A PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WESTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AN

    ODS code J82128

    3.6 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    3.6 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

    49-55 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code J82208

    3.6 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

    ST MARY'S SURGERY, 1 JOHNSON STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 1LT

    ODS code J82081

    4.0 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal

    FTD · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Hythe (Hants) Ferry Terminal

    FER · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • The Marsh

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Pier

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Hythe

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 009A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,883 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hythe Primary School is the nearest published school at 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

521 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 241 events.

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