# SO23 7LX: area report for a postcode in Winchester

SO23 7LX is a postcode in Winchester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Winchester. Open the map at SO23 7LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) › [SO23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so23) › [SO23 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so23-7)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Winchester 002C: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **Winchester, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **No property in SO23 7LX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Winchester 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **£453,188 average price**: For the whole of Winchester, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **97.7% can get gigabit broadband at SO23 7LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **Low road and rail noise at SO23 7LX**: Road 51 dB, rail 51 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kings Worthy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-worthy-primary-school-e115922) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Prince's Mead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/princes-mead-school-e116552) | Independent | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £368,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £535,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £658,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2024 | £620,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2025 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2026 | £455,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: SPRINGVALE PHARMACY (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Kings Worthy Express (400 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £453,188** (August 2026). Winchester’s average house price was £453,188 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £45,766** (2025). Full-time workers living in Winchester earned a median of £45,766 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 42nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.9×** (2025). A home in Winchester costs 9.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 56th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 10.2** (2025). Winchester has a deprivation score of 10.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 29th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Winchester 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.1** (2025). Winchester 002C has a deprivation score of 5.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,920th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £495,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Winchester 002C was £495,000 in 2025. Joint 4,886th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,792** (2021). Winchester 002C had 1,792 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,097th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 75.0%** (January 2026). In Winchester 002C, 75.0% 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.

## SO23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £515,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO23 was £515,000 in 2025. Joint 252nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,001** (2021). SO23 had 23,001 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,279th most 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in SO23 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 70.7%** (January 2026). In SO23, 70.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester)
- Centre: 51.1060, -1.3056

Council: [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/winchester): Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3056,51.1060,SO237LX

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