SP6 1QZ postcode in Fordingbridge, Hampshire
SP6 1QZ is a postcode in Fordingbridge, in the Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde ward of New Forest. It is in the New Forest West parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since June 1981.
Where SP6 1QZ is, and what is near it
- SP6 1QZ
- Other postcodes in SP6 1: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 4 bus stops
- 1 EV charging point
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 50.9306, longitude -1.7871)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after SP6 1QZ?
- New ForestDistrict council New Forest: bins, council tax, planning
- HampshireCounty council Hampshire: schools, roads, care
- David Jonathan Millar and Phil WoodsCouncillors elected for the Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde ward When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SP6 1QZ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- HampshirePolice force area
- New Forest WestParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Sir Desmond Swayne (Conservative). How to contact Sir Desmond Swayne
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.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; GOV.UK links to council services; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at SP6 1QZ?
Every home and business at SP6 1QZ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 40% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at SP6 1QZ?
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 daysSource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is SP6 1QZ 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 SP6 1QZ.
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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across New Forest
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SP6 1QZ: 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 surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of SP6 1QZ is in one of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for it at 15:44 on 30 October 2026.
- Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase areaFlood alert areaIts warnings on GOV.UK: Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area
Sources: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026; Environment Agency flood warnings, warnings in force checked at 15:44 on 30 October 2026. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta).
At this postcode
Homes sold in SP6 1QZ
HM Land Registry records 26 standard sales in SP6 1QZ since 1996, the first on record at this postcode. The middle price was £91,725 from 1995 to 1999 and £283,750 from 2015 to 2019.
- 1995 to 1999, middle price £91,725, 6 sales
- 2000 to 2004, middle price £195,000, 5 sales
- 2005 to 2009, middle price £215,000, 3 sales
- 2010 to 2014, middle price £220,000, 3 sales
- 2015 to 2019, middle price £283,750, 8 sales
- 2020 to 2024, too few sales to price, one sale
- 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 0 sales
The latest sales
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SP6 1QZ from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.
At this postcode
Who lives at SP6 1QZ?
At the 2021 Census, 40 people (21 female, 19 male) lived at SP6 1QZ, in 20 households.
| Census 2021 | SP6 1QZ | SP6 1 sector |
|---|---|---|
| People | 40 | 6,580 |
| Households | 20 | 2,962 |
| People per household | 2.0 | 2.2 |
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The SP6 1 sector is its 202 postcodes with Census figures, added up.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
At this postcode
How much energy do homes at SP6 1QZ use?
In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at SP6 1QZ used 2,248 kWh, and the median domestic gas meter 9,857 kWh.
| 2024 | SP6 1QZ | SP6 district |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity meters | 19 | 6,505 |
| Electricity, median meter a year | 2,248 kWh | 3,124 kWh |
| Gas meters | 20 | 4,173 |
| Gas, median meter a year | 9,857 kWh | 10,123 kWh |
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is SP6 1QZ in a conservation area?
The centre of SP6 1QZ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.
Near here
Which schools are near SP6 1QZ?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to SP6 1QZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
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Where is the nearest station to SP6 1QZ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SP6 1QZ is Salisbury Rail Station, 15.6 km away in a straight line.
- Salisbury Rail Station Railway station 15.6 kmDrive
- Dean Rail Station Railway station 16.4 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Alexandra Road, 130 m away.
More stations near SP6 1QZ, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
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Which GP surgeries are near SP6 1QZ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SP6 1QZ, 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.
- Fordingbridge Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01425 653430 500 mWalk
- Downton Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2025 · Phone 01725 510296 7.4 kmDrive
- The Verwood Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01202 825353 8.5 kmDrive
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Where can I charge an electric car near SP6 1QZ?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SP6 1QZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 550 mWalk
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near SP6 1QZ?
The nearest to the centre of SP6 1QZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Mydentist - Bartons Road - Fordingbridge Phone 01425 652331 500 mWalk
- The Borough Dental Practice Phone 01725 510303 7.2 kmDrive
- Verwood Dental Care Phone 01202 232322 8.1 kmDrive
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to SP6 1QZ?
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.
- New Hall Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2025 · Phone 01722 422333 11.5 kmDrive
- Salisbury District Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01722 336262 12.6 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which care homes are near SP6 1QZ?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SP6 1QZ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Allenbrook Nursing & Residential Care Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01425 656589 1.0 kmWalk
- Fordingbridge Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2025 · Phone 01425 333101 1.0 kmWalk
- Glynn Court Residential Home Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report April 2026 · Phone 01425 652349 1.4 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near SP6 1QZ?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SP6 1QZ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Fordingbridge Chemist Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6:30pm; Sat 8:30am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01425 652300 300 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near SP6 1QZ?
The nearest vets to the centre of SP6 1QZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Forest Veterinary Clinic 150 mWalk
- Pilgrims Veterinary Practice Fordingbridge Phone +44 1425 657700 2.0 kmCycle
- Alderholt Veterinary Surgery 3.1 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the SP6 1 sector
What do homes sell for near SP6 1QZ?
Homes in SP6 1 sold for a typical £362,500 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 93 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £365,000 from 140 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Detached £510,000 39 sales
- Semi-detached £340,000 25 sales
- Terraced £320,000 16 sales
- Flat or maisonette £160,000 13 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SP6 district: a typical £390,000 from 149 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near SP6 1QZ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around SP6 1QZ. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (34%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 C, the most common, is £2,151.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 90 (11%) | £1,613 |
| Band B | about 90 (11%) | £1,882 |
| Band C | about 300 (38%) | £2,151 |
| Band D | about 170 (22%) | £2,420 |
| Band E | about 110 (14%) | £2,957 |
| Band F | about 20 (3%) | £3,495 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £4,033 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,840 |
When the homes were built
- 4% Before 1900
- 12% 1900 to 1918
- 12% 1919 to 1939
- 18% 1945 to 1964
- 34% 1965 to 1982
- 17% 1983 to 1999
- 4% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 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.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SP6 1QZ is in (ONS area E01023023), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near SP6 1QZ?
Police.uk records 38 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SP6 1QZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 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 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for SP6 1QZ
- Ward
- Fordingbridge, Godshill & Hyde
- Parish
- Fordingbridge
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Fordingbridge
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- June 1981
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- GOV.UK links to council services
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency flood warnings, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
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