SO23 8TH postcode in Winchester, Hampshire

SO23 8TH is a postcode in Winchester, in the St Paul ward. 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 66% of homes and businesses can get it. Winchester: 69% Typical price £440,000 Homes sold in SO23 8, last 12 months. ▼ 13.3% on the year before Nearest station Winchester 150 m in a straight line

Where SO23 8TH is, and what is near it

Map of SO23 8TH and what is near it Map of SO23 8TH: its centre point, with the 119 other postcodes in the SO23 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. SO23 8AA: also in SO23 8SO23 8AU: also in SO23 8SO23 8AX: also in SO23 8SO23 8AZ: also in SO23 8SO23 8BA: also in SO23 8SO23 8BB: also in SO23 8SO23 8BH: also in SO23 8SO23 8BP: also in SO23 8SO23 8BW: also in SO23 8SO23 8BX: also in SO23 8SO23 8DA: also in SO23 8SO23 8DB: also in SO23 8SO23 8DG: also in SO23 8SO23 8DN: also in SO23 8SO23 8DY: also in SO23 8SO23 8EJ: also in SO23 8SO23 8EL: also in SO23 8SO23 8FE: also in SO23 8SO23 8FG: also in SO23 8SO23 8FJ: also in SO23 8SO23 8GA: also in SO23 8SO23 8GB: also in SO23 8SO23 8GW: also in SO23 8SO23 8HP: also in SO23 8SO23 8HW: also in SO23 8SO23 8RR: also in SO23 8SO23 8RS: also in SO23 8SO23 8RY: also in SO23 8SO23 8RZ: also in SO23 8SO23 8SA: also in SO23 8SO23 8SB: also in SO23 8SO23 8SD: also in SO23 8SO23 8SJ: also in SO23 8SO23 8SL: also in SO23 8SO23 8SP: also in SO23 8SO23 8SR: also in SO23 8SO23 8SX: also in SO23 8SO23 8SZ: also in SO23 8SO23 8TA: also in SO23 8SO23 8TG: also in SO23 8SO23 8TJ: also in SO23 8SO23 8TQ: also in SO23 8SO23 8UT: also in SO23 8SO23 8UX: also in SO23 8SO23 8UY: also in SO23 8 2 bus stops, 300–400 mThe Westgate School 900 mFriarsgate Practice 1.6 kmWinchester SO23 8TH Map of SO23 8TH and what is near it Map of SO23 8TH: its centre point, with the 119 other postcodes in the SO23 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 17 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. St Michael SO23 8TH
  • SO23 8TH
  • Other postcodes in SO23 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 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 51.0661, longitude -1.3182)

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 SO23 8TH?

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 8TH?

98% of the homes and businesses at SO23 8TH can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 66% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)66% can get it

Winchester: 69%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)98% can get it

Winchester: 95%

The line marks the figure across Winchester.

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 SO23 8TH?

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, 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 8TH 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 8TH.

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 8TH: 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 8TH 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 SO23 8TH?

Homes in SO23 8 sold for a typical £440,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 52 sales, down 13.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£440,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£507,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 13.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £607,500 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £231,500 28 sales

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

Across the whole SO23 district: a typical £467,500 from 283 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 SO23 8TH

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SO23 8TH from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 June 2024. 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 SO23 8TH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around SO23 8TH. The largest share of them, 33%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (40%). 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 SO23 8TH

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 £3,933 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,360.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (16%)£1,573
Band Babout 130 (19%)£1,835
Band Cabout 60 (9%)£2,098
Band Dabout 230 (33%)£2,360
Band Eabout 80 (12%)£2,884
Band Fabout 30 (4%)£3,409
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£3,933
Band Hwithheld£4,720

When the homes were built

  1. 40% Before 1900
  2. 25% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 8TH is in (ONS area E01023267), 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 SO23 8TH?

The nearest open schools to SO23 8TH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO23 8TH, 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 SO23 8TH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO23 8TH is Winchester Rail Station, 150 metres away in a straight line.

  • Winchester Rail Station Railway station 150 mWalk
  • Shawford Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest City Road, 83 m away.

More stations near SO23 8TH, 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 SO23 8TH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO23 8TH, 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 SO23 8TH?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SO23 8TH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Winchester Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.3 kmCycle
  • Mer Charging point · 8 chargers 1.5 kmCycle
  • Mer Charging Station Charging point · 4 chargers 1.6 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 Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SO23 8TH?

The nearest to the centre of SO23 8TH, 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 SO23 8TH?

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 SO23 8TH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO23 8TH, 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 SO23 8TH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO23 8TH, 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 SO23 8TH?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO23 8TH 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 SO23 8TH in a conservation area?

The centre of SO23 8TH 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. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SO23 8TH?

Police.uk records 250 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO23 8TH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences82 reports
Shoplifting43 reports
Drugs34 reports
Anti-social behaviour25 reports
Public order25 reports
Other theft16 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 11, other crime 6, bicycle theft 3, burglary 2, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 1, robbery 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 SO23 8TH

Ward
St Paul
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
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

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

SO23 8FG50 mSO23 8TA70 mSO23 8TQ80 mSO23 8SD80 mSO23 7FQ90 mSO23 7XD110 m
All of SO23

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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