Totton
Totton is covered by postcode districts SO40 and SO43. It is in the New Forest council area, Hampshire.
Every postcode in Totton, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 46
- At medium risk at worst: 3
- At low risk at worst: 47
- At very low risk only: 9
- Not on the at-risk list: 618
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 723 postcodes in Totton that ONS places, 46 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 47 are at low risk at worst, 9 are at very low risk only and 618 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 50.9199, longitude -1.5022. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The postcodes at high risk
46 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.
Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.
Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
- 19 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. SO40 2UJ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 11 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. SO40 9PJ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. SO40 3LS, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
- 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. SO40 2QB, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Totton?
Homes sold for a typical £315,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 560 of the 695 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 394 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 105 of its 723 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Totton, 1.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Totton?
Homes in Totton sold for a typical £315,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 353 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £315,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £315,000
■ no change on the 12 months before
Across the whole SO40 district, Totton's main postcode district: a typical £335,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Totton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Totton?
21 of the 723 postcodes now in use in Totton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 460 homes sold in Totton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SO40 district, 0%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Totton | Across the SO40 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 353 (0%) | 0 of 474 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 460 (0%) | 0 of 632 (0%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Totton?
Ofcom reports on 695 of the 723 postcodes in Totton. At 560 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 3 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Totton at risk of flooding?
105 of the 723 postcodes in Totton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 394 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Totton?
The open schools at the postcodes in Totton (the first 8 primaries by distance from its middle). A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
- Abbotswood Junior School250 m 629 pupils, 600 places
- Lydlynch Infant School450 m 112 pupils, 180 places
- Forest Park School500 m 147 pupils, 140 places
- Oakfield Academy750 m 162 pupils, 210 places
- Hazel Wood Infant School900 m 202 pupils, 240 places
- Calmore Infant School1.3 km 174 pupils, 180 places
- Calmore Junior School1.3 km 195 pupils, 240 places
- Eling Infant School and Nursery1.5 km 160 pupils, 135 places
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Totton?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Totton is Totton Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.
- Totton Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
- Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
- Ashurst New Forest Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Totton?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Totton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Testvale Surgery850 m
- New Horizons Medical Partnership900 m
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Totton safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 1,829 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Totton over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 169 September 2025
- 155 October 2025
- 148 November 2025
- 156 December 2025
- 143 January 2026
- 119 February 2026
- 141 March 2026
- 145 April 2026
- 145 May 2026
- 172 June 2026
- 180 July 2026
- 156 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: other crime 40, drugs 34, possession of weapons 22, bicycle theft 20, robbery 14, theft from the person 11.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Totton?
- District, borough or city council
- New Forest
- County council
- Hampshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- New Forest East
- Police force area
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- MP
- Sir Julian Lewis (Conservative)
All 723 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Totton
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell New Forest about council tax Council tax, on newforest.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Totton
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Totton postcodes
723 postcodes in use in Totton, by district:
Those districts are all in the SO postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Totton
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Totton's £315,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Totton
- What is it like to live in Totton?
- Homes sold for a typical £315,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 560 of the 695 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 394 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 105 of its 723 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Totton, 1.4 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Totton?
- Totton is covered by postcode districts SO40 and SO43, across 723 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Totton in?
- Totton is in the New Forest council area, and Hampshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Totton?
- Totton is in the New Forest East parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir Julian Lewis (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Totton?
- Homes in Totton sold for a typical £315,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 353 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Totton?
- In Totton, primary schools at its postcodes include Abbotswood Junior School, Lydlynch Infant School and Forest Park School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Forest Park School, Testwood School and GLADE School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Totton have a railway station?
- Yes: Totton is 1.4 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Totton, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Totton?
- Ofcom reports on 695 of the 723 postcodes in Totton. At 560 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 3 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Totton at risk of flooding?
- 105 of the 723 postcodes in Totton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 394 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Totton?
- 21 of the 723 postcodes now in use in Totton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 460 homes sold in Totton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SO40 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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