SO40 2HE New Forest
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Ashurst, Bramshaw, Copythorne & Netley Marsh. Region: South East.
Streets
- Winsor Road, Winsor: 29 addresses
- Barrow Hill Road, Copythorne: 1 address
- Tatchbury Lane, New Forest: 1 address
- Loperwood, New Forest: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in New Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,420 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,613 | £1,882 | £2,151 | £2,420 | £2,957 | £3,495 | £4,033 | £4,840 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (33% of about 520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Forest North East (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST CAMPSITE, ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION NP NEW FOREST RECREATIONAL CAMPSITE, New Forest National Park Boundary, New Forest National Park Boundary.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Tatchbury Manor, Winsor, SO40 2HA: up to 10 homes, permissioned (820 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 32 addresses are between 24 m and 33 m above sea level (27 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 47%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 16% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ashurst New Forest 108,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km |
| Totton 216,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Redbridge 33,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Mission Hall Winsor | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashurst New Forest - Lyndhurst Park Hotel | 4.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Eastern Docks | 10.4 km |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 1.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 13.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 96.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | New Horizons Medical Partnership | 2.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Forest Pharmacy | 1.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Forest Gate Dental Care | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | Ashurst Hospital | 4.4 km |
| Police station | Totton Police Station | 4.1 km |
| Cash machines | Spar Cadnam, Southampton Road, Bartley, Cadnam Cashzone | 1.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 1.5 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 260 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.2 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Money Hills round barrows, a scheduled monument, 600 m north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Money Hills round barrows | Scheduled monument | 600 m north-west |
| Tatchbury Mount hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tatchbury Copse | Wood | 520 m east |
| Whitemoor Pond | Lake or reservoir | 530 m north-east |
| Copythorne Common | Wood | 890 m north |
| Shorn Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north-east |
| Poplars Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km west |
| Testwood Lane Stream | Tidal water | 4.7 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 32 |
13 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Winsor Road.