SO21 1QW postcode in Twyford, Winchester, Hampshire

SO21 1QW is a postcode in Twyford, Winchester, in the Colden Common and Twyford ward of Winchester. It is in the Winchester parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 95% of homes and businesses at SO21 1QW can get it Across Winchester: 69% Typical price in the SO21 1 sector £465,000 Homes sold across the SO21 1 sector, last 12 months, not SO21 1QW alone Nearest station Shawford 1.1 km in a straight line

Where SO21 1QW is, and what is near it

Map of SO21 1QW and what is near it Map of SO21 1QW: its centre point, with the 298 other postcodes in the SO21 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SO21 1FB: also in SO21 1SO21 1FL: also in SO21 1SO21 1NH: also in SO21 1SO21 1NJ: also in SO21 1SO21 1NL: also in SO21 1SO21 1NN: also in SO21 1SO21 1NR: also in SO21 1SO21 1NS: also in SO21 1SO21 1NW: also in SO21 1SO21 1NX: also in SO21 1SO21 1PT: also in SO21 1SO21 1PU: also in SO21 1SO21 1PX: also in SO21 1SO21 1PY: also in SO21 1SO21 1PZ: also in SO21 1SO21 1QA: also in SO21 1SO21 1QB: also in SO21 1SO21 1QD: also in SO21 1SO21 1QE: also in SO21 1SO21 1QF: also in SO21 1SO21 1QG: also in SO21 1SO21 1QH: also in SO21 1SO21 1QJ: also in SO21 1SO21 1QL: also in SO21 1SO21 1QN: also in SO21 1SO21 1QP: also in SO21 1SO21 1QQ: also in SO21 1SO21 1QR: also in SO21 1SO21 1QS: also in SO21 1SO21 1QT: also in SO21 1SO21 1QU: also in SO21 1SO21 1QX: also in SO21 1SO21 1QY: also in SO21 1SO21 1RA: also in SO21 1SO21 1RB: also in SO21 1SO21 1RF: also in SO21 1SO21 1RG: also in SO21 1SO21 1RH: also in SO21 1SO21 1RJ: also in SO21 1SO21 1RQ: also in SO21 1 Thornden School 4.3 km4 places, 4.5–5.5 kmColden Common and Twyford SO21 1QW Map of SO21 1QW and what is near it Map of SO21 1QW: its centre point, with the 298 other postcodes in the SO21 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Thornden School 4.3 km4 places, 4.5–5.5 kmColden Common and Twyford SO21 1QW
  • SO21 1QW
  • Other postcodes in SO21 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • 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 51.0179, longitude -1.3135)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after SO21 1QW?

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 SO21 1QW?

Every home and business at SO21 1QW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 95% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SO21 1QW 95% Winchester 69%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SO21 1QW 100% Winchester 95%
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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at SO21 1QW?

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

Winchester City Council's bin days

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

Is SO21 1QW 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 SO21 1QW.

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 Winchester

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SO21 1QW: 1,283 properties in Winchester are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Winchester

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of SO21 1QW 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.

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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 SO21 1QW

HM Land Registry records 20 standard sales in SO21 1QW since 1995. The middle price was £267,000 from 2000 to 2004 and £832,000 from 2015 to 2019.

  1. 1995 to 1999, too few sales to price, 2 sales
  2. 2000 to 2004, middle price £267,000, 5 sales
  3. 2005 to 2009, middle price £500,000, 3 sales
  4. 2010 to 2014, middle price £815,000, 3 sales
  5. 2015 to 2019, middle price £832,000, 3 sales
  6. 2020 to 2024, too few sales to price, 2 sales
  7. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, 2 sales
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SO21 1QW from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 26 February 2026.

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, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at SO21 1QW?

At the 2021 Census, 54 people (26 female, 28 male) lived at SO21 1QW, in 20 households.

Census 2021SO21 1QWSO21 1 sector
People548,121
Households203,272
People per household2.72.5

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The SO21 1 sector is its 277 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

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How much energy do homes at SO21 1QW use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at SO21 1QW used 3,998 kWh, and the median domestic gas meter 23,073 kWh.

2024SO21 1QWSO21 district
Electricity meters178,451
Electricity, median meter a year3,998 kWh3,367 kWh
Gas meters185,366
Gas, median meter a year23,073 kWh11,977 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 SO21 1QW in a conservation area?

The centre of SO21 1QW is in one area with planning rules of its 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.

Near here

Which schools are near SO21 1QW?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to SO21 1QW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO21 1QW, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

Near here

Where is the nearest station to SO21 1QW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO21 1QW is Shawford Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Shawford Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Winchester Rail Station Railway station 5.5 kmDrive

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Crossroads, 109 m away.

More stations near SO21 1QW, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

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Which GP surgeries are near SO21 1QW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO21 1QW, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Where can I charge an electric car near SO21 1QW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SO21 1QW on the map as of 23 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 charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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Which dentists are near SO21 1QW?

The nearest to the centre of SO21 1QW, 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 22 October 2026.

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Which hospitals are nearest to SO21 1QW?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Which care homes are near SO21 1QW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO21 1QW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

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Which pharmacies are near SO21 1QW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO21 1QW, 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.

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

Source: NHS pharmacy lists.

Near here

Which vets are near SO21 1QW?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO21 1QW 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 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 SO21 1 sector

What do homes sell for near SO21 1QW?

Homes in SO21 1 sold for a typical £465,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 91 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £496,250 from 90 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£465,000 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£496,250 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £625,000 32 sales
  • Semi-detached £427,500 34 sales
  • Terraced £337,500 18 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £235,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole SO21 district: a typical £529,000 from 196 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near SO21 1QW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around SO21 1QW. The largest share of them, 19%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (26%). 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 SO21 1QW

Band D in Winchester for 2026‑27: £2,360. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,573 (band A) to £4,720 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,360.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,573
Band Babout 80 (11%)£1,835
Band Cabout 90 (13%)£2,098
Band Dabout 140 (19%)£2,360
Band Eabout 120 (17%)£2,884
Band Fabout 110 (15%)£3,409
Band Gabout 130 (18%)£3,933
Band Habout 30 (4%)£4,720

When the homes were built

  1. 26% Before 1900
  2. 13% 1900 to 1918
  3. 17% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SO21 1QW is in (ONS area E01023226), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near SO21 1QW?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO21 1QW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other theft2 reports
Violence and sexual offences1 report
Public order1 report

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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for SO21 1QW

Ward
Colden Common and Twyford
Parish
Twyford
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Twyford, Winchester
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

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Nearby postcodes

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

SO21 1PU60 mSO21 1QP100 mSO21 1PX110 mSO21 1PT120 mSO21 1NH130 mSO21 1QR140 m
All of SO21

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

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.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0); Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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