SO23 3ZZ postcode in Winchester, Hampshire
SO23 3ZZ is a postcode in Winchester, in the St Bartholomew ward. It is in the Winchester parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since March 2016. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where SO23 3ZZ is, and what is near it
- SO23 3ZZ
- Other postcodes in SO23 3: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 7 bus stops
- 2 EV charging points
- 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 51.0675, longitude -1.2973)
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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SO23 3ZZ?
- WinchesterDistrict council Winchester: bins, council tax, planning
- HampshireCounty council Hampshire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SO23 3ZZ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- HampshirePolice force area
- WinchesterParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat), as Parliament lists them. Contact Dr Danny Chambers
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 SO23 3ZZ?
Ofcom gives no broadband figures for SO23 3ZZ. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcodeSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at SO23 3ZZ?
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 daysSource: 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 SO23 3ZZ 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 SO23 3ZZ.
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 Winchester
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SO23 3ZZ: 1,283 properties in Winchester are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Winchester
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 SO23 3ZZ 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near SO23 3ZZ?
Homes in the SO23 district sold for a typical £467,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 283 sales, down 7.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £820,000 48 sales
- Semi-detached £510,000 59 sales
- Terraced £490,000 99 sales
- Flat or maisonette £260,000 77 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 SO23 3ZZ
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SO23 3ZZ 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 SO23 3ZZ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around SO23 3ZZ. The largest share of them, 46%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (63%). 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 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 £2,360 (band D); band B, the most common, is £1,835.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 160 (19%) | £1,573 |
| Band B | about 380 (46%) | £1,835 |
| Band C | about 280 (34%) | £2,098 |
| Band D | about 10 (1%) | £2,360 |
| Band E | fewer than 5 | £2,884 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,409 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £3,933 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,720 |
When the homes were built
- None Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- 63% 1945 to 1964
- None 1965 to 1982
- 14% 1983 to 1999
- None 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- 21% 2020 or later
Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Winchester 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 SO23 3ZZ is in (ONS area E01023256), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 SO23 3ZZ?
The nearest open schools to SO23 3ZZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
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 SO23 3ZZ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SO23 3ZZ is Winchester Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.
- Winchester Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
- Shawford 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.
7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Winnall Close, 39 m away.
More stations near SO23 3ZZ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SO23 3ZZ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO23 3ZZ, 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.
- St Clements Partnership Phone 01962 852211 1.1 kmWalk
- St Paul's Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01962 853599 1.7 kmCycle
- Friarsgate Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2025 · Phone 01962 871730 2.9 kmCycle
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 SO23 3ZZ?
The nearest charging points to the centre of SO23 3ZZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Winchester Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 200 mWalk
- Pod Point Charging point · 5 chargers 350 mWalk
- Mer Charging Station Charging point · 4 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near SO23 3ZZ?
The nearest to the centre of SO23 3ZZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Chesil Dental Practice 950 mWalk
- Aline Specialists Phone 07881 999868 1.0 kmWalk
- City Bridge Dental Care Phone 01962 852737 1.0 kmWalk
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 SO23 3ZZ?
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.
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2025 2.3 kmCycle
- Sarum Road Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01962 844555 3.0 kmCycle
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 SO23 3ZZ?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SO23 3ZZ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Brendoncare St Giles View Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2025 · Phone 01962 679850 700 mWalk
- Cambria House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01962 865226 1.2 kmWalk
- Abbotts Barton Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01962 626800 1.3 kmCycle
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 SO23 3ZZ?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO23 3ZZ, 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.
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy, Tesco Superstore Mon to Sat 9am to 9pm; Sun 10am to 4pm 300 mWalk
- Wellbeing Pharmacy, 155 High Street Mon to Sat 8:45am to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01962 854575 1.1 kmWalk
- Boots, 35-38 High Street Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 8:30am to 6pm; Sun 10:30am to 4:30pm 1.3 kmCycle
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 SO23 3ZZ?
The nearest vets to the centre of SO23 3ZZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Mildmay Veterinary Centre 200 mWalk
- Anderson Moores 8.0 kmDrive
- Chandler's Ford Veterinary Surgery 10.8 kmDrive
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 SO23 3ZZ in a conservation area?
The centre of SO23 3ZZ 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. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near SO23 3ZZ?
Police.uk records 210 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO23 3ZZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: criminal damage and arson 10, bicycle theft 3, burglary 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SO23 3ZZ
- Ward
- St Bartholomew
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Winchester
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- March 2016
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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