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Thinking of living at SP6 2PG? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Fordingbridge Junior School | Primary | 3.8 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| Fordingbridge Infant School | Primary | 3.8 km | – |
| St James' Church of England First School and Nursery, Alderholt | Primary | 3.9 km | – |
| Poulner Junior School | Primary | 5.0 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| The Burgate School and Sixth Form | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 46.6 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Forres Sandle Manor School | Independent | 3.9 km | – |
Every primary near SP6 2PG, 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 | Sandy Balls Leisure Club | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Alderholt Recreation Association | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Water ski | Ellingham Water Ski and Wakeboard Club | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Fordingbridge Bowling Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Wakeboarding | Ellingham Water Ski and Wakeboard Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Rockford Lake | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Football | Front Field | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Sailing | Spinnaker Sailing Club | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Running | 400m Track | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Golf | Somerley Park Golf Club | 4.6 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 Brockenhurst, a drive away (17 km), with 986k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bournemouth.
The nearest bus stop is North Gorley Turn, 300 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes X3, C15); 8 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 61 minutes away by public transport (27 by car).
The nearest primary school is Hyde Church of England Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km); 50% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Burgate School and Sixth Form, 3.8 km away; Attainment 8: 46.6 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bishop Wordsworth's Church of England Grammar School (13.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative, 2.8 km away, with Hockey'S Farm Shop closer still (1.2 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Fordingbridge Surgery (3.0 km), with Fordingbridge Chemist the closest pharmacy (2.9 km).
For a haircut, Hair Lounge is 2.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Salisbury District Hospital, 12 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 70% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 12 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 17 restaurants and cafés, 15 pubs and bars.
Il Baretto Uk is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and the Royal Oak the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Much of it is protected: 43% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Western Escarpment, Fordingbridge).
There are 375 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 52% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 257 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Toad Corner, 5.0 km away; for exercise, New Forest Water Park (600 m).
3 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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The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 18 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 81 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% 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.