SO43 7ED New Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1986. Ward: Lyndhurst & Minstead. Region: South East.
Streets
- Cedarmount, Lyndhurst: 30 addresses
- Shrubbs Hill Road, Lyndhurst: 1 address
- Sandy Lane, Lyndhurst: 1 address
- Oak Close, Lyndhurst: 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 (29% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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: 14 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land To The Rear Of 35 High Street, Lyndhurst, SO43 7BE: up to 1 home, permissioned (460 m)
- Lyndhurst Park Hotel, 78 High Street, Lyndhurst, SO43 7NL: up to 79 homes, permissioned (520 m)
- Rufus House Hotel, Southampton Road, Lyndhurst, SO43 7BQ: up to 1 home, permissioned (600 m)
- Little Hayes, 43 Romsey Road, Lyndhurst: up to 1 home, permissioned (730 m)
- Land adjoining Cranleigh Paddock Residential Home, Calpe Avenue, Lyndhurst, SO43 7EP: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (780 m)
- 1 Heather House, Southampton Road, Lyndhurst: up to 1 home, permissioned (800 m)
- Former Magistrates Court, Pikes Hill, Lyndhurst, SO43 7AY: up to 5 homes, not 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 33 addresses are between 39 m and 49 m above sea level (43 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 12%, gigabit 12% of premises; 0% 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 | 4.3 km |
| Beaulieu Road 20,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Brockenhurst 986,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 9 within 800 m; nearest Goose Green Lyndhurst | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Ashurst New Forest - Lyndhurst Park Hotel | 4.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Eastern Docks | 12.4 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Mer | 380 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 18.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 98.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lyndhurst Surgery | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Carefirst Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Lyndhurst Dental Practice | 610 m |
| Hospital | Ashurst Hospital | 4.7 km |
| Police station | Lyndhurst Police Station | 930 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Goose Green 2,800 m² | 270 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 710 m² | 660 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Coles Mead Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Queen's House, a listed building (Grade II*), 370 m north. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Queen's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 370 m north |
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m north |
| Foxlease | Listed building, Grade II* | 720 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Pike's Hill | Hill | 820 m north |
| Northerwood Inclosure | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Clay Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south |
| Pondhead Inclosure | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north |
| Ringwood Ford Bottom | Valley | 4.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 33 |
29 of the postcode's 33 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 9 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 Cedarmount.