SO40 3QA postcode in Totton, Hampshire

SO40 3QA is a postcode in Totton, in the Totton Central ward of New Forest. It is in the New Forest East parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1994.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. New Forest: 77% Typical price £322,500 Homes sold in SO40 3, last 12 months. ▲ 0.2% on the year before Nearest station Totton 700 m in a straight line

Where SO40 3QA is, and what is near it

Map of SO40 3QA and what is near it Map of SO40 3QA: its centre point, with the 221 other postcodes in the SO40 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SO40 3AA: also in SO40 3SO40 3AB: also in SO40 3SO40 3AD: also in SO40 3SO40 3AE: also in SO40 3SO40 3AF: also in SO40 3SO40 3AG: also in SO40 3SO40 3AH: also in SO40 3SO40 3AJ: also in SO40 3SO40 3AL: also in SO40 3SO40 3AN: also in SO40 3SO40 3AP: also in SO40 3SO40 3AQ: also in SO40 3SO40 3AR: also in SO40 3SO40 3AS: also in SO40 3SO40 3AT: also in SO40 3SO40 3AU: also in SO40 3SO40 3AW: also in SO40 3SO40 3AX: also in SO40 3SO40 3AY: also in SO40 3SO40 3AZ: also in SO40 3SO40 3BA: also in SO40 3SO40 3BB: also in SO40 3SO40 3BD: also in SO40 3SO40 3BE: also in SO40 3SO40 3BG: also in SO40 3SO40 3BH: also in SO40 3SO40 3BJ: also in SO40 3SO40 3BL: also in SO40 3SO40 3BN: also in SO40 3SO40 3BP: also in SO40 3SO40 3BQ: also in SO40 3SO40 3BR: also in SO40 3SO40 3BS: also in SO40 3SO40 3BT: also in SO40 3SO40 3BU: also in SO40 3SO40 3BW: also in SO40 3SO40 3BX: also in SO40 3SO40 3BY: also in SO40 3SO40 3DB: also in SO40 3SO40 3DE: also in SO40 3SO40 3DF: also in SO40 3SO40 3DG: also in SO40 3SO40 3DH: also in SO40 3SO40 3DJ: also in SO40 3SO40 3DL: also in SO40 3SO40 3DN: also in SO40 3SO40 3DP: also in SO40 3SO40 3DR: also in SO40 3SO40 3DT: also in SO40 3SO40 3DU: also in SO40 3SO40 3DW: also in SO40 3SO40 3FQ: also in SO40 3SO40 3FS: also in SO40 3SO40 3FT: also in SO40 3SO40 3GB: also in SO40 3SO40 3GD: also in SO40 3SO40 3GF: also in SO40 3SO40 3GJ: also in SO40 3SO40 3GQ: also in SO40 3SO40 3GS: also in SO40 3SO40 3GT: also in SO40 3SO40 3GU: also in SO40 3SO40 3GW: also in SO40 3SO40 3GX: also in SO40 3SO40 3GY: also in SO40 3SO40 3GZ: also in SO40 3SO40 3HB: also in SO40 3SO40 3HD: also in SO40 3SO40 3HE: also in SO40 3SO40 3HF: also in SO40 3SO40 3HG: also in SO40 3SO40 3HQ: also in SO40 3SO40 3HW: also in SO40 3SO40 3HX: also in SO40 3SO40 3HY: also in SO40 3SO40 3HZ: also in SO40 3SO40 3JA: also in SO40 3SO40 3JB: also in SO40 3SO40 3JD: also in SO40 3SO40 3JE: also in SO40 3SO40 3JF: also in SO40 3SO40 3JG: also in SO40 3SO40 3JH: also in SO40 3SO40 3JJ: also in SO40 3SO40 3JL: also in SO40 3SO40 3JN: also in SO40 3SO40 3JP: also in SO40 3SO40 3JQ: also in SO40 3SO40 3JR: also in SO40 3SO40 3JS: also in SO40 3SO40 3JT: also in SO40 3SO40 3JU: also in SO40 3SO40 3JW: also in SO40 3SO40 3JX: also in SO40 3SO40 3JY: also in SO40 3SO40 3JZ: also in SO40 3SO40 3LA: also in SO40 3SO40 3LB: also in SO40 3SO40 3LD: also in SO40 3SO40 3LE: also in SO40 3SO40 3LF: also in SO40 3SO40 3LG: also in SO40 3SO40 3LH: also in SO40 3SO40 3LJ: also in SO40 3SO40 3LQ: also in SO40 3SO40 3LR: also in SO40 3SO40 3LS: also in SO40 3SO40 3LT: also in SO40 3SO40 3LU: also in SO40 3SO40 3NE: also in SO40 3SO40 3PA: also in SO40 3SO40 3PB: also in SO40 3SO40 3PY: also in SO40 3SO40 3PZ: also in SO40 3SO40 3QB: also in SO40 3SO40 3QD: also in SO40 3SO40 3QE: also in SO40 3SO40 3QF: also in SO40 3SO40 3QG: also in SO40 3SO40 3QH: also in SO40 3SO40 3QJ: also in SO40 3SO40 3QL: also in SO40 3SO40 3QN: also in SO40 3SO40 3QP: also in SO40 3SO40 3QQ: also in SO40 3SO40 3QR: also in SO40 3SO40 3QS: also in SO40 3SO40 3QT: also in SO40 3SO40 3RB: also in SO40 3SO40 3RE: also in SO40 3SO40 3RL: also in SO40 3SO40 3RS: also in SO40 3SO40 3RZ: also in SO40 3SO40 3SG: also in SO40 3SO40 3SW: also in SO40 3SO40 3TH: also in SO40 3SO40 3ZA: also in SO40 3SO40 3ZE: also in SO40 3SO40 3ZN: also in SO40 3SO40 3ZW: also in SO40 3 Redbridge (Hants) station 1.5 kmGP 1.7 kmSolent Gp Surgery 3.0 kmTotton SO40 3QA Map of SO40 3QA and what is near it Map of SO40 3QA: its centre point, with the 221 other postcodes in the SO40 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 9 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.7 kmTotton Central SO40 3QA
  • SO40 3QA
  • Other postcodes in SO40 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.9215, longitude -1.4909)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SO40 3QA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SO40 3QA?

Every home and business at SO40 3QA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

New Forest: 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

New Forest: 97%

The line marks the figure across New Forest.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SO40 3QA?

BinDayBuddy does not read New Forest District Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

New Forest District Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SO40 3QA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SO40 3QA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across New Forest

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SO40 3QA: 1,515 properties in New Forest are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for New Forest

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SO40 3QA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SO40 3QA?

Homes in SO40 3 sold for a typical £322,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 93 sales, up 0.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£322,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£322,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £378,000 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £340,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £280,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £165,000 21 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SO40 district: a typical £335,000 from 474 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SO40 3QA

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SO40 3QA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 February 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near SO40 3QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around SO40 3QA. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (58%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SO40 3QA

Band D in New Forest for 2026‑27: £2,420. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,613 (band A) to £3,495 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,420.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (8%)£1,613
Band Babout 50 (7%)£1,882
Band Cabout 260 (36%)£2,151
Band Dabout 280 (38%)£2,420
Band Eabout 70 (10%)£2,957
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,495
Band Gfewer than 5£4,033
Band Hfewer than 5£4,840

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 58% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for New Forest before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SO40 3QA is in (ONS area E01023078), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SO40 3QA?

The nearest open schools to SO40 3QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO40 3QA, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to SO40 3QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO40 3QA is Totton Rail Station, 700 metres away in a straight line.

  • Totton Rail Station Railway station 700 mWalk
  • Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Morpeth Avenue, 151 m away.

More stations near SO40 3QA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SO40 3QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO40 3QA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SO40 3QA?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SO40 3QA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • POLAR Charging point · 4 chargers 450 mWalk
  • InstaVolt Charging point · 6 chargers 500 mWalk
  • Nissan Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SO40 3QA?

The nearest to the centre of SO40 3QA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SO40 3QA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SO40 3QA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO40 3QA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SO40 3QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO40 3QA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SO40 3QA?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO40 3QA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SO40 3QA in a conservation area?

The centre of SO40 3QA is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SO40 3QA?

Police.uk records 148 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO40 3QA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences61 reports
Anti-social behaviour30 reports
Public order12 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Other theft8 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, burglary 3, drugs 3, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SO40 3QA

Ward
Totton Central
Parish
Totton and Eling
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Totton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1994

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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