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Thinking of living at SO43 7BS? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| Bartley Church of England Junior School | Primary | 4.9 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Foxhills Junior School | Primary | 5.0 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Foxhills Infant School | Primary | 5.0 km | – |
| Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5.2 km | – |
| New Forest Small School | Independent | 150 m | – |
| Coxlease School | Independent | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 8.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Clay Hill School | Independent | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 4.4 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SO43 7BS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Herb House (Limewood Hotel) | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Bartley Cricket Club | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Golf | New Forest Golf Club | 530 m | 1 |
| Tennis | Lyndhurst Lawn Tennis Club | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Ineos Grenadiers | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Karting | Go Karting Track | 4.8 km | 1 |
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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 42% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Ashurst New Forest, a drive away (3.2 km), with 108k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Thatched Cottage Park, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 86, 616, 617); 4 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 72 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Michael and All Angels CofE Infant School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Few families with young children: only 11% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 650 m away, with St Michael and All Angels Church closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lyndhurst Surgery (750 m), with Carefirst Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Beau Chic is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southampton General Hospital, 11 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 30 restaurants and cafés and 24 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
La Pergola Ristorante is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and New Forest Golf Club the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 68 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 69% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Lyndhurst, Forest Central (South)).
There are 115 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 58% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Ashurst Recreation Ground, 4.7 km away; for exercise, West Totton Centre (5.9 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Southampton is 17 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 96 km.
24 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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 51% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 33% are 65 or over.
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.