SO41 3PE New Forest
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Lymington. Region: South East.
Streets
- Lentune Way, Lymington: 23 addresses
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 F (43% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION 97/1, Hovercraft in the Solent.
- Tree preservation orders: 20 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Fox Pond Dairy Depot and Garage, Milford Road, Lymington: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Former Police Station Site, Southampton Road, Lymington: up to 32 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 23 addresses are between 14 m and 16 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lymington Town 242,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Lymington Pier 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Sway 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Pennington Cross | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yarmouth | 6.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Lymington Town Quay | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Thomas St Car Park | 600 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest White Hart (Lymington) evyve | 150 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 20.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 105.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chawton House Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. Thomas Street (Dental Surgery) | 640 m |
| Hospital | Lymington New Forest Hospital Cdc | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Lymington Police Station | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Lymington Milford Rd, Pennington | 490 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Woodside Gardens 20 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 780 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 940 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,390 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Garden Wall to Elm Grove House, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m north-east. 121 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Wall to Elm Grove House | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m north-east |
| Quadrille Court No 3 Quadrille Court Nos 1 and 2 | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m north-east |
| Southend House | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m north-east |
| Boundary Wall and Gate at Quadrille Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crewkerne Copse | Wood | 800 m south-west |
| Maiden Dock | Tidal water | 1.2 km south-east |
| Eight Acre Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Four Acre Pond | Wetland | 1.5 km south-east |
| Sheepwash Hill | Hill | 2.4 km north |
| Sheepwash Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 23 | 23 |
None of the postcode's 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 72 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 70% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 82% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 20% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 73% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 32% | 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) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Lentune Way.