SP6 2AF New Forest
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Downlands & Forest North. Region: South East.
Streets
- St Georges Cottages, Woodgreen: 2 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 D (21% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Breamore (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BREAMORE BRIDGE, grade II
- BREAMORE MILL, grade II
- BREAMORE MILL HOUSE, grade II
- BRIDGE OVER RIVER AVON ABOUT 100 METRES EAST SOUTH EAST OF BREAMORE MILL, grade II
- STABLES 20 METRES SOUTH OF BREAMORE MILL HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 addresses are about 32 m above sea level.
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 | Salisbury 2.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km |
| Dean (Wilts) 38,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 5 within 800 m; nearest Police Cottages Breamore | 390 m |
| EV charging points | Mer | 3.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 20.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 81.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Fordingbridge Surgery | 3.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Fordingbridge Chemist | 3.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Highfield House (Dental Surgery) | 3.6 km |
| Hospital | Fordingbridge Hospital | 3.6 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 3.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Fordingbridge | 3.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Woodgreen Common 8.5 ha | 1.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 960 m² | 2.2 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,910 m² | 830 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,400 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Michael's Priory, a scheduled monument, 360 m north. 31 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Priory | Scheduled monument | 360 m north |
| Breamore | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-west |
| Hale Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.3 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Shallows | Lake or reservoir | 250 m south-east |
| Breamore Marsh | Wetland | 810 m north-west |
| Godshill Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Godshill Inclosure | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| Millersford Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km east |
| Gravel Pit Hill | Hill | 3.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 2 | 2 |
None of the postcode's 2 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 38% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 56% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 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) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 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 St Georges Cottages.