Winchester
Winchester is covered by postcode districts SO20, SO21, SO22, SO23 and SO25. It is in the Winchester council area, Hampshire.
Every postcode in Winchester, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 13
- At medium risk at worst: 6
- At low risk at worst: 25
- At very low risk only: 5
- Not on the at-risk list: 1,319
- Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together
Of the 1,368 postcodes in Winchester that ONS places, 13 have a home or business at high risk, 6 are at medium risk at worst, 25 are at low risk at worst, 5 are at very low risk only and 1,319 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 51.0645, longitude -1.3218. 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
13 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
- 13 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. SO23 9BA, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
What is it like to live in Winchester?
Homes sold for a typical £505,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 2.9% on the 12 months before. At 721 of the 1,229 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 103 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 49 of its 1,368 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Winchester, 350 metres 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 Winchester?
Homes in Winchester sold for a typical £505,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 533 sales, down 2.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £520,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £505,000
▼ down 2.9% on the 12 months before
Across the whole SO23 district, Winchester's main postcode district: a typical £467,500.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Winchester: 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 Winchester?
99 of the 1,368 postcodes now in use in Winchester came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 46 of the 698 homes sold in Winchester were newly built (7%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SO23 district, 1%.
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 Winchester | Across the SO23 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 9 of 533 (2%) | 0 of 283 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 46 of 698 (7%) | 4 of 360 (1%) |
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 Winchester?
Ofcom reports on 1,229 of the 1,368 postcodes in Winchester. At 721 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
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 Winchester at risk of flooding?
49 of the 1,368 postcodes in Winchester 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 103 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 Winchester?
The open schools at the postcodes in Winchester (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
- St Bede Church of England Primary School700 m 414 pupils, 420 places
- The Westgate School700 m 1,649 pupils, 1,620 places
- Western Church of England Primary School850 m 387 pupils, 420 places
- The Pilgrims School850 m 211 pupils, 280 places
- All Saints Church of England Primary School1.5 km 186 pupils, 210 places
- Stanmore Primary School1.5 km 147 pupils, 315 places
- Weeke Primary School1.5 km 394 pupils, 420 places
- St Faith's Church of England Primary School1.5 km 142 pupils, 150 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 Winchester?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Winchester is Winchester Rail Station, 350 m away in a straight line.
- Winchester Rail Station Railway station 350 mWalk
- Shawford Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle
- Chandlers Ford Rail Station Railway station 10.0 kmDrive
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 Winchester?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Winchester. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- St Paul's Surgery150 m
- St Clements Partnership650 m
- Friarsgate Practice1.5 km
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Winchester safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 3,216 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Winchester 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
- 252 September 2025
- 312 October 2025
- 235 November 2025
- 244 December 2025
- 223 January 2026
- 281 February 2026
- 248 March 2026
- 266 April 2026
- 312 May 2026
- 275 June 2026
- 315 July 2026
- 253 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: burglary 58, vehicle crime 40, bicycle theft 28, robbery 23, possession of weapons 22, theft from the person 18.
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 Winchester?
- District, borough or city council
- Winchester
- County council
- Hampshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Winchester
- Police force area
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- MP
- Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat)
All 1,368 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 Winchester
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell Winchester about council tax Council tax, on winchester.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Winchester
- 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
Winchester postcodes
1,368 postcodes in use in Winchester, by district:
Those districts are all in the SO postcode area.
Check a Winchester postcode
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 Winchester
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Winchester's £505,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Winchester
- What is it like to live in Winchester?
- Homes sold for a typical £505,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 2.9% on the 12 months before. At 721 of the 1,229 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 103 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 49 of its 1,368 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes, or more. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Winchester, 350 metres 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 Winchester?
- Winchester is covered by postcode districts SO20, SO21, SO22, SO23 and SO25, across 1,368 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Winchester in?
- Winchester is in the Winchester council area, and Hampshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Winchester?
- Winchester is in the Winchester parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Winchester?
- Homes in Winchester sold for a typical £505,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 533 sales, down 2.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Winchester?
- In Winchester, primary schools at its postcodes include St Bede Church of England Primary School, The Westgate School and Western Church of England Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Westgate School, Osborne School and Winchester College. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Winchester have a railway station?
- Yes: Winchester is 350 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Winchester, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Winchester?
- Ofcom reports on 1,229 of the 1,368 postcodes in Winchester. At 721 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Winchester at risk of flooding?
- 49 of the 1,368 postcodes in Winchester 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 103 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 Winchester?
- 99 of the 1,368 postcodes now in use in Winchester came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 46 of the 698 homes sold in Winchester were newly built (7%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SO23 district, 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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