SO41 8FD New Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1986. Ward: Lymington. Region: South East.
Streets
- All Saints Road, Lymington: 9 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: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION 97/1, Hovercraft in the Solent.
- Tree preservation orders: 12 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- ALL SAINTS CHURCH HALL, grade II
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
- JOYDEN, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 5 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between 4 m and 5 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 1.2 km |
| Lymington Pier 101,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km | |
| Sway 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Yarmouth | 5.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Lymington Town Quay | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest St Thomas St Car Park | 710 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 730 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 21.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 105.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chawton House Surgery | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 910 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St. Thomas Street (Dental Surgery) | 880 m |
| Hospital | Lymington New Forest Hospital Cdc | 2.1 km |
| Police station | Lymington Police Station | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Lymington Milford Rd, Pennington | 1.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Woodside Gardens 20 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,390 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Garden Wall to Elm Grove House, a listed building (Grade II*), 630 m north. 175 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* | 630 m north |
| Southend House | Listed building, Grade II* | 780 m north |
| Quadrille Court No 3 Quadrille Court Nos 1 and 2 | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north-west |
| Monmouth House (Including the Former Office of the Clerk to the Justices) | Listed building, Grade II* | 830 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Grove | Wood | 690 m north |
| Maiden Dock | Tidal water | 700 m south-east |
| Eight Acre Pond | Lake or reservoir | 780 m south-east |
| Four Acre Pond | Wetland | 1.0 km south-east |
| Passford Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north |
| Sheepwash Bottom | Valley | 2.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 9 |
5 of the postcode's 9 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 | 67 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 53% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 98% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 77% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 29% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 60% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 40% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 51% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 All Saints Road.