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Thinking of living at SO40 9HX? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eling Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 0 m | – |
| Lydlynch Infant School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Abbotswood Junior School | Primary | 1.4 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Redbridge Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Oakfield Academy | Primary | 1.9 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Hounsdown School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.1 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Testwood School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Redbridge Community School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 32.2 · 6.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| GLADE School | Independent | 550 m | – |
| King Edward VI School | Independent | 4.8 km | 43.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dibden Park School | Independent | 5.7 km | – |
Every primary near SO40 9HX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Eling Recreation Ground | 260 m | 12 |
| Swimming | Houndsdown School Swimming Pool | 1.1 km | 9 |
| Football | AFC Totton | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Totton and Eling Cricket Club | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Squash | West Totton Centre | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Bartley Park | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Totton Martial Arts and Wellness Centre | 430 m | 1 |
| Bmx | Bartley Park BMX Track | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby league | Southampton Rugby Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | tenpin | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Karting | Go Karting Track | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Parthian Climbing | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Shirley Warren skatepark | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Easy Gym | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Paintball | Delta Force Southampton | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Atherley Bowling Club | 4.8 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Totton, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 216k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Southampton Central.
The nearest bus stop is Batts Corner, 200 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (routes 8, 86, C27); 7 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Eling Infant School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Hazel Wood Infant School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Hounsdown School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 46.1 · 8.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative Group, 250 m away; Sweet Thoughts (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Testvale Surgery (750 m), with A R Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, No. 10 is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southampton General Hospital, 4.3 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 17 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Eling Tide Mill Experience is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and the Anchor the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 101 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 26 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Goatee Shore, 600 m away; for exercise, Totton Martial Arts and Wellness Centre (450 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 10 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 95 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
40 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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