SO21
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Colden Common, in Winchester.
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 SO21 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SO21, 42.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SO21 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SO21 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SO21 at a rate of 44.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across SO.
In August 2026 alone, 131 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SO21.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (301), violence and sexual offences (289) and criminal damage and arson (85).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SO21 was 45.5 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 SO21, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SO21 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SO21
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester 001A | 1,513 | 69.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 0.1% |
| Winchester 001B | 2,962 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 13.5% |
| Winchester 001C | 1,443 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 7.2% |
| Winchester 002A | 2,019 | 98.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 29.2% |
| Winchester 003E | 2,665 | 64.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 52.4% |
| Winchester 009A | 2,091 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 60.2% |
| Winchester 010A | 1,691 | 34.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 54.1% |
| Winchester 010B | 2,022 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.9% |
| Winchester 010C | 2,279 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 70.4% |
| Winchester 010D | 2,129 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 67.2% |
| Winchester 010E | 1,628 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 66.3% |
MPs for SO21
- Dr Danny ChambersLiberal DemocratMP for Winchester93% of SO21’s postcodes
- Caroline NokesConservativeMP for Romsey and Southampton North5.8% of SO21’s postcodes
- Damian HindsConservativeMP for East Hampshire0.7% of SO21’s postcodes
- Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratMP for Eastleigh0.1% of SO21’s postcodes
- Kit MalthouseConservativeMP for North West Hampshire0.1% of SO21’s postcodes
- Luke MurphyLabourMP for Basingstoke0.1% of SO21’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SO212
Postcode sectors in SO213
Council1
Postcode districts next to SO2111
Nearest rail stations1
More in the SO postcode area2
SO21 in brief
SO21 is a postcode district covering Colden Common, in Winchester.
About 21,926 people lived in SO21 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £576,500 in 2025 across 216 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 44.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SO21 was £576,500 in 2025.
SO21 had 20,980 usual residents at the census.
In SO21, 42.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SO21, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.