SO45 5AE postcode in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu, Hampshire

SO45 5AE is a postcode in Hythe and Dibden Purlieu, in the Hythe 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 at SO45 5AE can get it Across New Forest: 77% Typical price £298,500 Homes sold in SO45 5, last 12 months. ▼ 5.2% on the year before Nearest station Woolston 4.2 km in a straight line

Where SO45 5AE is, and what is near it

Map of SO45 5AE and what is near it Map of SO45 5AE: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the SO45 5 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SO45 5AA: also in SO45 5SO45 5AB: also in SO45 5SO45 5AD: also in SO45 5SO45 5AF: also in SO45 5SO45 5AG: also in SO45 5SO45 5AH: also in SO45 5SO45 5AL: also in SO45 5SO45 5AQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5AR: also in SO45 5SO45 5AU: also in SO45 5SO45 5AW: also in SO45 5SO45 5AX: also in SO45 5SO45 5AY: also in SO45 5SO45 5AZ: also in SO45 5SO45 5BA: also in SO45 5SO45 5BB: also in SO45 5SO45 5BD: also in SO45 5SO45 5BE: also in SO45 5SO45 5BG: also in SO45 5SO45 5BH: also in SO45 5SO45 5BJ: also in SO45 5SO45 5BL: also in SO45 5SO45 5BN: also in SO45 5SO45 5BP: also in SO45 5SO45 5BQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5BR: also in SO45 5SO45 5BS: also in SO45 5SO45 5BT: also in SO45 5SO45 5DA: also in SO45 5SO45 5DB: also in SO45 5SO45 5DD: also in SO45 5SO45 5DE: also in SO45 5SO45 5DF: also in SO45 5SO45 5DG: also in SO45 5SO45 5DH: also in SO45 5SO45 5DJ: also in SO45 5SO45 5DL: also in SO45 5SO45 5DN: also in SO45 5SO45 5DP: also in SO45 5SO45 5DQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5DR: also in SO45 5SO45 5DS: also in SO45 5SO45 5DT: also in SO45 5SO45 5DU: also in SO45 5SO45 5DW: also in SO45 5SO45 5DX: also in SO45 5SO45 5DY: also in SO45 5SO45 5DZ: also in SO45 5SO45 5EA: also in SO45 5SO45 5EB: also in SO45 5SO45 5ED: also in SO45 5SO45 5EE: also in SO45 5SO45 5EF: also in SO45 5SO45 5EG: also in SO45 5SO45 5EH: also in SO45 5SO45 5EJ: also in SO45 5SO45 5EL: also in SO45 5SO45 5EN: also in SO45 5SO45 5EP: also in SO45 5SO45 5EQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5ER: also in SO45 5SO45 5ES: also in SO45 5SO45 5ET: also in SO45 5SO45 5EU: also in SO45 5SO45 5EX: also in SO45 5SO45 5EZ: also in SO45 5SO45 5FB: also in SO45 5SO45 5FD: also in SO45 5SO45 5FE: also in SO45 5SO45 5FF: also in SO45 5SO45 5FG: also in SO45 5SO45 5FH: also in SO45 5SO45 5FJ: also in SO45 5SO45 5FL: also in SO45 5SO45 5FN: also in SO45 5SO45 5FP: also in SO45 5SO45 5FQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5FR: also in SO45 5SO45 5FS: also in SO45 5SO45 5FT: also in SO45 5SO45 5FU: also in SO45 5SO45 5FW: also in SO45 5SO45 5FX: also in SO45 5SO45 5FY: also in SO45 5SO45 5FZ: also in SO45 5SO45 5GA: also in SO45 5SO45 5GB: also in SO45 5SO45 5GD: also in SO45 5SO45 5GE: also in SO45 5SO45 5GF: also in SO45 5SO45 5GG: also in SO45 5SO45 5GH: also in SO45 5SO45 5GJ: also in SO45 5SO45 5GL: also in SO45 5SO45 5GN: also in SO45 5SO45 5GP: also in SO45 5SO45 5GQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5GR: also in SO45 5SO45 5GS: also in SO45 5SO45 5GT: also in SO45 5SO45 5GU: also in SO45 5SO45 5GW: also in SO45 5SO45 5GX: also in SO45 5SO45 5GY: also in SO45 5SO45 5HE: also in SO45 5SO45 5HF: also in SO45 5SO45 5HT: also in SO45 5SO45 5LR: also in SO45 5SO45 5LW: also in SO45 5SO45 5NQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5QS: also in SO45 5SO45 5QT: also in SO45 5SO45 5QU: also in SO45 5SO45 5QW: also in SO45 5SO45 5QX: also in SO45 5SO45 5QY: also in SO45 5SO45 5RX: also in SO45 5SO45 5RY: also in SO45 5SO45 5RZ: also in SO45 5SO45 5SF: also in SO45 5SO45 5SG: also in SO45 5SO45 5SH: also in SO45 5SO45 5SJ: also in SO45 5SO45 5SL: also in SO45 5SO45 5SN: also in SO45 5SO45 5SQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5SR: also in SO45 5SO45 5SY: also in SO45 5SO45 5SZ: also in SO45 5SO45 5TA: also in SO45 5SO45 5TB: also in SO45 5SO45 5TH: also in SO45 5SO45 5TN: also in SO45 5SO45 5TP: also in SO45 5SO45 5TQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5TR: also in SO45 5SO45 5TS: also in SO45 5SO45 5TU: also in SO45 5SO45 5TW: also in SO45 5SO45 5TX: also in SO45 5SO45 5TY: also in SO45 5SO45 5TZ: also in SO45 5SO45 5UA: also in SO45 5SO45 5UB: also in SO45 5SO45 5UD: also in SO45 5SO45 5UE: also in SO45 5SO45 5UF: also in SO45 5SO45 5UG: also in SO45 5SO45 5UH: also in SO45 5SO45 5UJ: also in SO45 5SO45 5UL: also in SO45 5SO45 5UN: also in SO45 5SO45 5UP: also in SO45 5SO45 5UQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5UR: also in SO45 5SO45 5UU: also in SO45 5SO45 5UW: also in SO45 5SO45 5UX: also in SO45 5SO45 5UY: also in SO45 5SO45 5UZ: also in SO45 5SO45 5WA: also in SO45 5SO45 5WB: also in SO45 5SO45 5WD: also in SO45 5SO45 5WF: also in SO45 5SO45 5WN: also in SO45 5SO45 5WQ: also in SO45 5SO45 5WS: also in SO45 5SO45 5WT: also in SO45 5SO45 5WU: also in SO45 5SO45 5WW: also in SO45 5SO45 5XA: also in SO45 5SO45 5XE: also in SO45 5 Red and Green Practice 1.2 kmGP 1.8 kmWoolston station 4.2 kmHythe Central SO45 5AE Map of SO45 5AE and what is near it Map of SO45 5AE: its centre point, with the 196 other postcodes in the SO45 5 sector, 4 schools (2 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 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Southampton Central station 4.4 kmHythe Central SO45 5AE
  • SO45 5AE
  • Other postcodes in SO45 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 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 50.8682, longitude -1.4118)

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 5AE?

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 5AE?

Every home and business at SO45 5AE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SO45 5AE 100% New Forest 77%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SO45 5AE 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 5AE?

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 SO45 5AE 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 5AE.

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 5AE: 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 5AE 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 5AE?

Homes in SO45 5 sold for a typical £298,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 92 sales, down 5.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£298,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£315,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £435,000 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £320,000 21 sales
  • Terraced £271,750 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £217,000 19 sales

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 5AE

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in SO45 5AE from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 3 July 2026. The middle sale was £497,250, from £475,000 to £650,000. Across SO45 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £298,500. 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 SO45 5AE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around SO45 5AE. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (50%). 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 5AE

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 £4,033 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,420.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,613
Band Babout 120 (17%)£1,882
Band Cabout 30 (4%)£2,151
Band Dabout 320 (46%)£2,420
Band Eabout 150 (22%)£2,957
Band Fabout 40 (6%)£3,495
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,033
Band Hfewer than 5£4,840

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 50% 1945 to 1964
  5. 37% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 SO45 5AE is in (ONS area E01023040), 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 5AE?

The nearest open schools to SO45 5AE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO45 5AE, 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 5AE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO45 5AE is Woolston Rail Station, 4.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Woolston Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
  • Southampton Central Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

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

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Douglas Way, 141 m away.

More stations near SO45 5AE, 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 5AE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO45 5AE, 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 5AE?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SO45 5AE 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 5AE?

The nearest to the centre of SO45 5AE, 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 5AE?

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 5AE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO45 5AE, 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 5AE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO45 5AE, 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 5AE?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO45 5AE 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 5AE in a conservation area?

The centre of SO45 5AE 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 5AE?

Police.uk records 69 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO45 5AE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences28 reports
Anti-social behaviour12 reports
Public order9 reports
Criminal damage and arson5 reports
Other theft4 reports
Burglary3 reports

Also: drugs 3, robbery 2, vehicle crime 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 5AE

Ward
Hythe Central
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SO45 5AF60 mSO45 5DG80 mSO45 5AQ140 mSO45 5AD140 mSO45 5DE160 mSO45 5DN190 m
All of SO45

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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