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A closer look at SO40 8

SO40 8 in New Forest

New Forest council area · SO40 8 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector SO40 8 in New Forest. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideSO40 8 · SO40 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at SO40 8

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£317,000153 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
3.3 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The nearest mapped supermarket is 0.3 km from the SO40 8 sector centre, while the nearest station is 3.3 km away. Both are straight-line distances; actual routes may differ.

What stands out in the records

  • Houses and flats in recorded sales

    The house median is £342,000 from 134 sales; the flat median is £176,000 from 19 sales in SO40 8. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 99.5% across 171 residential postcode records in SO40 8, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.3 km from the SO40 8 sector centre, with 14 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for SO40 8. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

153 sales in sample
134 sales in sample
40 sales in sample
47 sales in sample
47 sales in sample
19 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for New Forest local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in New Forest, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,244Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £936 to £1,244. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.2k£1.1k£936202020232026
Aug 2026£1,244

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,244
Jul 2026£1,241
Jun 2026£1,238
May 2026£1,240
Apr 2026£1,237
Mar 2026£1,234
Feb 2026£1,226
Jan 2026£1,221
Dec 2025£1,220
Nov 2025£1,225
Oct 2025£1,227
Sept 2025£1,225
Aug 2025£1,222
Jul 2025£1,223
Jun 2025£1,225
May 2025£1,221
Apr 2025£1,214
Mar 2025£1,205
Feb 2025£1,199
Jan 2025£1,196
Dec 2024£1,191
Nov 2024£1,188
Oct 2024£1,180
Sept 2024£1,171
Aug 2024£1,159
Jul 2024£1,149
Jun 2024£1,140
May 2024£1,133
Apr 2024£1,127
Mar 2024£1,125
Feb 2024£1,120
Jan 2024£1,114
Dec 2023£1,104
Nov 2023£1,096
Oct 2023£1,088
Sept 2023£1,083
Aug 2023£1,077
Jul 2023£1,074
Jun 2023£1,068
May 2023£1,061
Apr 2023£1,054
Mar 2023£1,048
Feb 2023£1,044
Jan 2023£1,039
Dec 2022£1,034
Nov 2022£1,027
Oct 2022£1,022
Sept 2022£1,017
Aug 2022£1,016
Jul 2022£1,012
Jun 2022£1,007
May 2022£1,001
Apr 2022£997
Mar 2022£994
Feb 2022£990
Jan 2022£986
Dec 2021£980
Nov 2021£976
Oct 2021£973
Sept 2021£971
Aug 2021£969
Jul 2021£965
Jun 2021£958
May 2021£951
Apr 2021£946
Mar 2021£944
Feb 2021£944
Jan 2021£942
Dec 2020£940
Nov 2020£937
Oct 2020£937
Sept 2020£936

Average house price

£384,977Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £340,349 to £418,782. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£418.8k£379.6k£340.3k202020232026
Jul 2026£384,977

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£384,977
Jun 2026£381,140
May 2026£378,651
Apr 2026£376,821
Mar 2026£377,573
Feb 2026£381,490
Jan 2026£382,268
Dec 2025£387,173
Nov 2025£384,510
Oct 2025£385,200
Sept 2025£384,584
Aug 2025£385,654
Jul 2025£384,883
Jun 2025£375,835
May 2025£373,444
Apr 2025£374,158
Mar 2025£380,469
Feb 2025£383,143
Jan 2025£384,673
Dec 2024£390,268
Nov 2024£391,018
Oct 2024£392,132
Sept 2024£387,934
Aug 2024£392,307
Jul 2024£388,656
Jun 2024£390,958
May 2024£385,851
Apr 2024£389,443
Mar 2024£385,017
Feb 2024£386,041
Jan 2024£390,001
Dec 2023£393,971
Nov 2023£395,556
Oct 2023£395,270
Sept 2023£401,779
Aug 2023£404,521
Jul 2023£406,349
Jun 2023£409,071
May 2023£406,484
Apr 2023£400,791
Mar 2023£403,990
Feb 2023£406,592
Jan 2023£413,549
Dec 2022£409,108
Nov 2022£414,466
Oct 2022£414,552
Sept 2022£418,782
Aug 2022£415,870
Jul 2022£412,377
Jun 2022£410,303
May 2022£406,524
Apr 2022£408,050
Mar 2022£405,160
Feb 2022£403,459
Jan 2022£400,003
Dec 2021£390,266
Nov 2021£382,995
Oct 2021£376,365
Sept 2021£367,651
Aug 2021£371,033
Jul 2021£363,704
Jun 2021£365,699
May 2021£356,578
Apr 2021£356,623
Mar 2021£355,917
Feb 2021£357,159
Jan 2021£358,052
Dec 2020£354,125
Nov 2020£349,693
Oct 2020£347,013
Sept 2020£344,281
Aug 2020£340,349
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate99.5%Mean across 171 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: New Forest; 88,786 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage98.5%Local authority: New Forest; 88,786 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 171 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: New Forest; 88,786 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: New Forest; 88,786 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 19 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station3.3 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.3 km
  • Nearest post office0.5 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.2 km
  • Nearest hospital1.9 km
  • Nearest gym7 km
  • Nearest restaurant3 km
  • Nearest community centre1.2 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.4 km
  • Nearest Waitrose18 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector1 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 19 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.3 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km14 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
8.08 km
Tesco
0.32 km
Sainsbury's
5.07 km
Aldi
1.94 km
Lidl
1.77 km
M&S
6.16 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
2
Grade II
2

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

River Avon at Fordingbridge
19.46 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

Old Farmhouse
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

2Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.2 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset18.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset37.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset5.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

598recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
273
Shoplifting
89
Criminal damage and arson
46
Public order
39
Other theft
36
Anti-social behaviour
35
Burglary
32
Vehicle crime
26
Drugs
7
Other crime
6
Possession of weapons
5
Bicycle theft
2
Robbery
1
Theft from the person
1

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider SO40 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from SO40 8. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom SO40 8Shared evidence
SO40 8TottonThis area · New Forest
£317,000
153
This area
Reference sector
DE22 2DE22 2 in Derby area guideDerby
£315,000£2,000 lower than this area
311
226.2 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability100%100%
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.3 km
MK4 2MK4 2 in Milton Keynes area guideMilton Keynes
£330,000£13,000 higher than this area
53
131.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station3.3 km3.3 km
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.3 km
Gigabit availability100%100%
BH17 7BH17 7 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area guideBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
£320,000£3,000 higher than this area
137
39.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability100%98%
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.4 km
BS16 3BS16 3 in Bristol area guideBristol
£313,000£4,000 lower than this area
112
94.3 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability100%99%
Nearest supermarket0.3 km0.4 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector SO40 8, not the whole of New Forest. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 171 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: New Forest; 88,786 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: New Forest; 88,786 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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