SO41 postcode area guide — New Forest

Where is SO41?

Broadband & internet speeds in SO41

Good coverage

Broadband availability in the SO41 postcode district (New Forest) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 1,048 postcodes Ofcom measures in SO41, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 38%.

Around 0.2% of premises in SO41 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in SO41

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Mobile signal around New Forest

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider New Forest district (88,786 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SO41

Police recorded 35 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SO41 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SO41

Based on 452 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SO41 is £480,000, up 4.1% on the previous year (£461,000).

Latest recorded sales in SO41

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? New Forest demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider New Forest district (175,785 residents, 77,567 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SO41

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SO41

271 rated food businesses operate in SO41. 197 hold the top rating of 5, 35 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 3 WISHES, 820 SPIRITS DISTILLERY, A & J SEAL FAMILY BUTCHER, ALEXANDER FISH AND CHIPS, ALL SAINTS CHURCH.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SO41

From a sample of 145 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SO41 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 50% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for New Forest

Landlines around SO41 typically use:

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What's it like living in SO41?

Postcodes in SO41

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.