Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at SO45 5TW? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Junior School | Primary | 900 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Orchard Infant School | Primary | 900 m | – |
| Wildground Infant School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Wildground Junior School | Primary | 1.7 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Hythe Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Applemore College | Secondary | 550 m | Attainment 8: 36.7 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Noadswood School | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 45.5 · 10.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lift New Forest | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 7.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Weston Secondary School | Secondary | 5.5 km | Attainment 8: 31.1 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Oasis Academy Sholing | Secondary | 6.4 km | Attainment 8: 43.3 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dibden Park School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| Bower Lodge School | Independent | 1.3 km | – |
| New Forest School | Independent | 6.3 km | Attainment 8: 3.9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Applemore Health And Leisure | 560 m | 4 |
| Tennis | Noadswood School | 770 m | 4 |
| Football | Oak Lodge School | 500 m | 3 |
| Sailing | Hythe Sailing Club | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Golf | Dibden Golf Club | 820 m | 2 |
| Bowls | Southampton Old Bowling Green | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Baseball | 1st Base | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Hot Pod Yoga | 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.
The nearest station is Southampton Central, a drive away (4.8 km), with 6.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Canterbury Drive, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 8, 626, 625, C7); 15 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 47 minutes away by public transport (22 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Orchard Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 64% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Marchwood Junior School (0.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Applemore College, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 36.7 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Anne's Catholic School (4.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 600 m away; Tesco (1.4 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Forestside Medical Practice (1.5 km), with Jays Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Head Quarters is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Southampton General Hospital, 5.3 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: 3 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Freedom Leisure is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Hythe & Dibden Youth Fc the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 55 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 21 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Noads Way Play Area, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Clayfields Sports Centre (450 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Calshot, 12 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 9.4 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 93 km.
13 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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Every primary near SO45 5TW, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 19% 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.