# PO17

Postcode district covering Wickham, Knowle and Southwick, in Winchester and Fareham.

PO17 is a postcode district covering Wickham, Knowle and Southwick, in Winchester and Fareham. Median sale price £321,250 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code PO17. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [PO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an PO17 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £321,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in PO17 was £321,250 in 2025. 959th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,872** (2021). PO17 had 6,872 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 569th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po17#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in PO17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po17#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 59.0%** (January 2026). In PO17, 59.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=PO17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 70% of people in PO17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=PO17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 100 homes were sold in PO17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=PO17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for PO17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=PO17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): PO17 had 6,872 usual residents at the census.

## How PO17 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | PO17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £321,250 | 16th most expensive | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2025 |
| Population | 6,872 | 6th least populated | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 70% | 13th most people in radon Affected Areas | 34 postcode districts, PO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 59.0% | lowest | 34 postcode districts, PO · Jan 2026 |

## Is PO17 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in PO17 at a rate of 57.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.9 per 1,000 people across the PO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in PO17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (227), other crime (87) and anti-social behaviour (45).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in PO17 was 56.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in PO17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so PO17 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in PO17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Fareham 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/neighbourhood/e01022729) | 1,153 | 37.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.0% |
| [Winchester 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester/neighbourhood/e01023285) | 1,607 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 74.4% |
| [Winchester 013H](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester/neighbourhood/e01034731) | 1,487 | 61.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 43.9% |
| [Winchester 013I](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester/neighbourhood/e01034732) | 1,345 | 91.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 61.3% |
| [Winchester 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester/neighbourhood/e01034733) | 1,834 | 49.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 20.6% |

## Your MP

- [Fareham and Waterlooville](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/fareham-and-waterlooville): Suella Braverman (Reform UK), MP since July 2024. 91% of the people here.
- [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/winchester): Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 7.5% of the people here.
- [Hamble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamble-valley): Paul Holmes (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.9% of the people here.
- [Portsmouth North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/portsmouth-north): Amanda Martin (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in PO17

[Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester/whiteley-knowle-and-wickham)

## Postcode sectors in PO17

[PO17 4 (3 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po17-4), [PO17 5 (210 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po17-5), [PO17 6 (121 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po17-6)

## Councils PO17 covers

[Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester), [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham)

## Towns in PO17

[Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fareham)

## Postcode districts next to PO17

[PO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po7), [PO15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po15), [PO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po16), [SO30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so30), [SO32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so32)

## Nearest rail stations

[Fareham (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1920,50.8530), [Portchester (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.1242,50.8488)

## More in the PO postcode area

[All PO postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## PO17 in brief

PO17 is a postcode district covering Wickham, Knowle and Southwick, in Winchester and Fareham.
About 7,527 people lived in PO17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £321,250 in 2025 across 100 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in PO17 was £321,250 in 2025.
PO17 had 6,872 usual residents at the census.
About 70% of people in PO17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In PO17, 59.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: PO17
- Postcode area: [PO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po)
- Constituency: [Fareham and Waterlooville †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/fareham-and-waterlooville)
- Council: [Winchester †](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester)
- Area: 43.92 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,527*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 22

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[PO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po7), [SO32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so32), [PO15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po15), [PO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po16), [SO30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so30)

## Latest updates for PO17

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/PO17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po17#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po17