SO24 0FJ postcode in Winchester, Hampshire
SO24 0FJ is a postcode in Winchester, in the Upper Meon Valley ward. It is in the Winchester parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since December 2022.
Where SO24 0FJ is, and what is near it
- SO24 0FJ
- Other postcodes in SO24 0: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 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 51.0608, longitude -1.1534)
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 SO24 0FJ?
- WinchesterDistrict council Winchester: bins, council tax, planning
- HampshireCounty council Hampshire: schools, roads, care
- David Ablitt and Jerry PettCouncillors elected for the Upper Meon Valley 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 SO24 0FJ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- HampshirePolice force area
- WinchesterParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat). How to 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.
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 SO24 0FJ?
None of the homes and businesses at SO24 0FJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, 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 SO24 0FJ?
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. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is SO24 0FJ 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 SO24 0FJ.
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 SO24 0FJ: 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 SO24 0FJ 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 risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in SO24 0FJ
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SO24 0FJ 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, files dated 28 October 2026.
Who lives at SO24 0FJ?
SO24 0FJ came into use after the 2021 Census, so the Census has no figure for it.
ONS counted the postcodes as they were in May 2021, on Census Day, 21 March 2021.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at SO24 0FJ use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for SO24 0FJ. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the SO24 district, the median electricity meter used 3,435 kWh and the median gas meter used 10,565 kWh in 2024.
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 SO24 0FJ in a conservation area?
The centre of SO24 0FJ 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 SO24 0FJ?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to SO24 0FJ, 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.
Near here
Where is the nearest station to SO24 0FJ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SO24 0FJ is Winchester Rail Station, 11.6 km away in a straight line.
- Winchester Rail Station Railway station 11.6 kmDrive
- Shawford Rail Station Railway station 12.9 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near SO24 0FJ, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
Near here
Which GP surgeries are near SO24 0FJ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO24 0FJ, 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.
- Alresford Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01962 732345 3.2 kmCycle
- West Meon Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01730 829666 7.2 kmDrive
- The Watercress Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01420 562922 9.0 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 SO24 0FJ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SO24 0FJ 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 MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near SO24 0FJ?
The nearest to the centre of SO24 0FJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Hartog at Alresford Phone 01962 733580 3.3 kmCycle
- Mydentist - West Street - Alresford Phone 01962 735532 3.3 kmCycle
- Shine Dental Clinic Phone 01420 550616 9.2 kmDrive
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to SO24 0FJ?
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 12.3 kmDrive
- Sarum Road Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01962 844555 13.0 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 SO24 0FJ?
The nearest care homes to the centre of SO24 0FJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Old Alresford Cottage Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01962 734121 4.6 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near SO24 0FJ?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO24 0FJ, 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.
- Wessex Pharmacies Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed 3.4 kmCycle
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 SO24 0FJ?
The nearest vets to the centre of SO24 0FJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Cedar Veterinary Group 10.0 kmDrive
- Mildmay Veterinary Centre 10.3 kmDrive
- Fairfield Veterinary Surgery Phone +44 2380 601900 14.7 kmDrive
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 SO24 0 sector
What do homes sell for near SO24 0FJ?
Homes in SO24 0 sold for a typical £725,000 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 33 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £795,000 from 36 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Detached £960,000 23 sales
- Semi-detached 4 sales, too few to price
- Terraced £363,000 6 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SO24 district: a typical £559,000 from 128 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 SO24 0FJ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around SO24 0FJ. Bands E and G, about equally, hold the largest share of them: about 19% each. 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
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); bands E and G, about equally the most common, are £2,884 and £3,933 a year.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 70 (7%) | £1,573 |
| Band B | about 40 (4%) | £1,835 |
| Band C | about 120 (13%) | £2,098 |
| Band D | about 160 (17%) | £2,360 |
| Band E | about 180 (19%) | £2,884 |
| Band F | about 160 (17%) | £3,409 |
| Band G | about 180 (19%) | £3,933 |
| Band H | about 40 (4%) | £4,720 |
When the homes were built
- 40% Before 1900
- 7% 1900 to 1918
- 6% 1919 to 1939
- 15% 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- 10% 1983 to 1999
- 4% 2000 to 2009
- 7% 2010 to 2019
- 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.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SO24 0FJ is in (ONS area E01023225), 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 SO24 0FJ?
Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO24 0FJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
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 SO24 0FJ
- Ward
- Upper Meon Valley
- Parish
- Cheriton
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- December 2022
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 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.
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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