SO45 3GP postcode in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu, Hampshire

SO45 3GP is a postcode in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu, in the Hythe South 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 at SO45 3GP can get it Across New Forest: 77% Typical price £315,000 Homes sold in SO45 3, last 12 months. ▲ 7.3% on the year before Nearest station Netley 4.1 km in a straight line

Where SO45 3GP is, and what is near it

Map of SO45 3GP and what is near it Map of SO45 3GP: its centre point, with the 152 other postcodes in the SO45 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SO45 3AB: also in SO45 3SO45 3BU: also in SO45 3SO45 3DA: also in SO45 3SO45 3FX: also in SO45 3SO45 3FY: also in SO45 3SO45 3FZ: also in SO45 3SO45 3GA: also in SO45 3SO45 3GB: also in SO45 3SO45 3GD: also in SO45 3SO45 3GE: also in SO45 3SO45 3GF: also in SO45 3SO45 3GG: also in SO45 3SO45 3GH: also in SO45 3SO45 3GJ: also in SO45 3SO45 3GL: also in SO45 3SO45 3GQ: also in SO45 3SO45 3GR: also in SO45 3SO45 3GS: also in SO45 3SO45 3GT: also in SO45 3SO45 3GU: also in SO45 3SO45 3GW: also in SO45 3SO45 3GX: also in SO45 3SO45 3GY: also in SO45 3SO45 3GZ: also in SO45 3SO45 3HA: also in SO45 3SO45 3HB: also in SO45 3SO45 3HD: also in SO45 3SO45 3HE: also in SO45 3SO45 3HF: also in SO45 3SO45 3HG: also in SO45 3SO45 3HH: also in SO45 3SO45 3HJ: also in SO45 3SO45 3HL: also in SO45 3SO45 3HP: also in SO45 3SO45 3HQ: also in SO45 3SO45 3HR: also in SO45 3SO45 3HS: also in SO45 3SO45 3HT: also in SO45 3SO45 3HU: also in SO45 3SO45 3HW: also in SO45 3SO45 3HX: also in SO45 3SO45 3HY: also in SO45 3SO45 3HZ: also in SO45 3SO45 3JA: also in SO45 3SO45 3JB: also in SO45 3SO45 3JD: also in SO45 3SO45 3JR: also in SO45 3SO45 3JS: also in SO45 3SO45 3JT: also in SO45 3SO45 3JU: also in SO45 3SO45 3JW: also in SO45 3SO45 3JX: also in SO45 3SO45 3LA: also in SO45 3SO45 3LB: also in SO45 3SO45 3LD: also in SO45 3SO45 3LE: also in SO45 3SO45 3LF: also in SO45 3SO45 3LG: also in SO45 3SO45 3LH: also in SO45 3SO45 3LJ: also in SO45 3SO45 3LL: also in SO45 3SO45 3LN: also in SO45 3SO45 3LP: also in SO45 3SO45 3LQ: also in SO45 3SO45 3LS: also in SO45 3SO45 3NB: also in SO45 3SO45 3ND: also in SO45 3SO45 3NE: also in SO45 3SO45 3NF: also in SO45 3SO45 3NT: also in SO45 3SO45 3SA: also in SO45 3SO45 3SB: also in SO45 3 School 1.2 kmGP 1.3 kmNoadswood School 1.6 kmGP 1.7 kmGreenwood School 2.3 kmNetley station 4.1 kmHythe South SO45 3GP Map of SO45 3GP and what is near it Map of SO45 3GP: its centre point, with the 152 other postcodes in the SO45 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.2 kmGP 1.7 kmHythe South SO45 3GP
  • SO45 3GP
  • Other postcodes in SO45 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 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 50.8593, longitude -1.3949)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SO45 3GP?

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 SO45 3GP?

Every home and business at SO45 3GP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SO45 3GP 100% New Forest 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SO45 3GP 100% New Forest 97%
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 SO45 3GP?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SO45 3GP.

Check the bin days for SO45 3GP on BinDayBuddy

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 SO45 3GP 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 SO45 3GP.

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 SO45 3GP: 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 SO45 3GP 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 SO45 3GP?

Homes in SO45 3 sold for a typical £315,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, up 7.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£315,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£293,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £395,000 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £316,000 16 sales
  • Terraced £265,000 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole SO45 district: a typical £325,000 from 393 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 SO45 3GP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SO45 3GP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 SO45 3GP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 930 homes in the neighbourhood around SO45 3GP. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (46%). 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 SO45 3GP

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 C, the most common, is £2,151.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (10%)£1,613
Band Babout 200 (22%)£1,882
Band Cabout 490 (53%)£2,151
Band Dabout 70 (8%)£2,420
Band Eabout 70 (8%)£2,957
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,495
Band Gwithheld£4,033
Band Hfewer than 5£4,840

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 46% 1945 to 1964
  5. 34% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

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 SO45 3GP is in (ONS area E01023028), 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 SO45 3GP?

The nearest open schools to SO45 3GP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO45 3GP, 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 SO45 3GP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO45 3GP is Netley Rail Station, 4.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Netley Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle
  • Woolston Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bluebell Gardens, 18 m away.

More stations near SO45 3GP, 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 SO45 3GP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO45 3GP, 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 SO45 3GP?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SO45 3GP on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 SO45 3GP?

The nearest to the centre of SO45 3GP, 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 SO45 3GP?

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 SO45 3GP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO45 3GP, 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 SO45 3GP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO45 3GP, 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 SO45 3GP?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO45 3GP 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 SO45 3GP in a conservation area?

The centre of SO45 3GP 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 SO45 3GP?

Police.uk records 81 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO45 3GP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences37 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Criminal damage and arson8 reports
Public order6 reports
Drugs4 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: other theft 3, vehicle crime 2, shoplifting 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 SO45 3GP

Ward
Hythe South
Parish
Hythe and Dibden
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Hythe and Dibden Purlieu
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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