SP6 2EW

Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde · New Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
New Forest
Constituency
New Forest West
Postcode district
SP6
Postcode sector
SP6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP6 1LX 84 m
SP6 1FW 197 m
SP6 1FS 222 m
SP6 1FT 331 m
SP6 1EZ 459 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP6 2EW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP6
Postcode sector
SP6 2
Latitude
50.940534
Longitude
-1.783606
British National Grid easting
415,300
British National Grid northing
115,700

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
E00116981
Lower layer super output area
New Forest 001F · E01023024
Middle layer super output area
New Forest 001 · E02004779

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1
  1. The Burgate School and Sixth Form

    Academy converter

    459 m
  2. Fordingbridge Infant School

    Community school

    636 m
  3. Fordingbridge Junior School

    Community school

    636 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
327
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 133
  • Anti social behaviour 45
  • Public order 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Shoplifting 22

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SP6 2 residents
2,887

Age bands in SP6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.8%

286 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.6%

223 residents

Age 25 to 44
12.9%

377 residents

Age 45 to 64
34.9%

1,022 residents

Age 65 and over
34.9%

1,024 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • FORDINGBRIDGE SURGERY

    BARTONS ROAD, FORDINGBRIDGE, SP6 1RS

    ODS code J82131

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Kingfisher Drive

    BCT · Lower Burgate

    0.1 miles
  • Kingfisher Drive

    BCT · Lower Burgate

    0.1 miles
  • Burgate School Layby

    BCT · Fordingbridge

    0.2 miles
  • Burgate Sch Grounds

    BCT · Fordingbridge

    0.2 miles
  • Waverley Road

    BCT · Burgate

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for New Forest 001F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,497 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Burgate School and Sixth Form is the nearest published school at 459 m.

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

Recorded crime

327 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 133 events.

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