SP6 1BB

Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Fordingbridge
Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest West
Postcode district
SP6
Postcode sector
SP6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP6 1BW 48 m
SP6 1BS 58 m
SP6 1BE 70 m
SP6 1NZ 73 m
SP6 1RG 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP6 1BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP6
Postcode sector
SP6 1
Latitude
50.924511
Longitude
-1.794224
British National Grid easting
414,559
British National Grid northing
113,916

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
New Forest · E07000091
Parish or community
E04012145
Westminster constituency
New Forest West · E14001374
Output area
E00116979
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 001D · E01023022
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 001 · E02004779

Postcode source versions

Explore SP6

45 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Leys, 63, Flat 4, Church Street, Fordingbridge, SP6 1BB 10 February 2026 £242,000
43, Church Street, Fordingbridge, SP6 1BB 6 January 2026 £270,000
5, Church Street, Fordingbridge, SP6 1BB 14 August 2025 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Forres Sandle Manor School

    Other independent school

    1.3 km
  2. Fordingbridge Infant School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  3. Fordingbridge Junior School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
402
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 165
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Public order 47
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Shoplifting 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

29 female, 26 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
2.0
SP6 1 residents
6,581

Age bands in SP6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.9%

965 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

562 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.1%

1,304 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

1,770 residents

Age 65 and over
29.1%

1,890 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SP6 1 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+
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%

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

1

within 5 km

  • FORDINGBRIDGE SURGERY

    BARTONS ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 1RS

    ODS code J82131

    408 m

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Market Place

    BCT · Fordingbridge

    0.2 miles
  • Market Place

    BCT · Fordingbridge

    0.2 miles
  • Normandy Way

    BCT · Fordingbridge

    0.2 miles
  • Normandy Way

    BCT · Fordingbridge

    0.2 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Fordingbridge

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 001D, 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

13,764 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Possible

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 £270,000 from 11 recorded sales in SP6 1BB. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Forres Sandle Manor School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

402 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 165 events.

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