SO40 2

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7,736 people · median £343,000 · New Forest

↑ New Forest (district)

High wellbeing

New Forest Council · Conservative minority — no overall control 24/48 seats · 50% · OCD 2026

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Amenities This postcode sector

What's here near SO40 2

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	10	93% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	5	—
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	2	—
Green spaces & parks	5	filled areas on the map

Counted within ~2 km of the area centre · OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

56.5%

Superfast

89.6%

Ultrafast

56.5%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations · district-level

Named places nearby 22 near SO40 2

AllEat & drinkShopsGyms & leisureGreen space

Place	Category	Hygiene	Distance
Morrisons Daily	Shops		0.4 mi
Calmore Sports Club	Eat & drink	—	0.5 mi
Morrisons	Shops		0.5 mi
Hanger Farm Arts Centre	Eat & drink	—	0.7 mi
The Compass Inn	Eat & drink	—	0.7 mi
White Horse	Eat & drink	—	0.8 mi
Hanger Farm Park	Green space		0.8 mi
Saxon Inn	Eat & drink	—	0.8 mi
Tesco Express	Shops		0.8 mi
Goodies	Eat & drink	—	0.9 mi
Tesco Express	Shops		1.0 mi
Chopsticks	Eat & drink	—	1.0 mi
West Totton Centre	Gyms & leisure		1.0 mi
Aldi	Shops		1.2 mi
Totton and Eling Football Club	Gyms & leisure		1.2 mi
Starbucks	Eat & drink	5/5	1.2 mi
The Empress of Blandings	Eat & drink	—	1.2 mi
Ball Flume Park	Green space		1.2 mi
Mo's Diner	Eat & drink	5/5	1.3 mi
Myrtle Park	Green space		1.3 mi
Copythorne Common Nature Reserve	Green space		1.4 mi
Testwood Lakes	Green space		1.5 mi

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · click a row → the map flies to it · FSA hygiene rating shown on eat & drink where matched (2 rated) · within ~2 km of the area centre · OpenStreetMap contributors · Food Standards Agency

Local economy This postcode sector

Jobs & economic activity3.8% unemployed

Unemployment rate3.8%

In work (employment rate)52.9%

Claiming out-of-work benefits · June 20262.3%

ONS Census 2021 · ONS Claimant Count

At a glance

	Count	Trend, 12 months
Companies registered here	535	—
New incorporations	45	-8.2% vs prior 12m
Property companies (SPVs)	47	—

Companies House

Top sectors (SIC sections)

Construction
Professional, scientific & technical
Wholesale & retail
Real estate
Administrative & support

Companies House · "registered here" ≠ trading here · bulk/agent addresses excluded · /insights/property-companies →