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West Totton
What it's like at SO40 8WU: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Totton, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 216k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Southampton Central.
The nearest bus stop is Hazel Farm Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 617, 614, C5, 616); 9 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 40 minutes away by public transport (18 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Hazel Wood Infant School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The nearest secondary is Testwood School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 42.9 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express Supermarket, 100 m away; A R Pharmacy (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is New Horizons Medical Partnership (under 50 m), with Ar Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (under 50 m).
For a haircut, Hair Talk is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southampton General Hospital, 5.6 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Extra Time Cafe Bar is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Tottonians Rfc the nearest pub (650 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 69 per 1,000 residents a year.
Detached houses make up 43% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is Ball Flume Park, 300 m away; for exercise, West Totton Centre (under 50 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 11 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 96 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.
25 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.
New Forest East constituency: Sir Julian Lewis MP (Conservative), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 8,495 (18.8%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Conservative 39%, Labour 20%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 16%.
11 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SO40 8WU →
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 1.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.7% | 86.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.6% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.0% | 7.4% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.