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

SO23 7QR 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 7QR 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

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Winchester 002D: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **Winchester, 3 km**: About 37 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **No property in SO23 7QR 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=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Winchester 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **£463,025 average price**: For the whole of Winchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **85.7% can get gigabit broadband at SO23 7QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **Low road and rail noise at SO23 7QR**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kings Worthy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-worthy-primary-school-e115922) | Primary | 400 m (5 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 | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Barton Farm Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barton-farm-primary-academy-e147836) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £940,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £930,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2026 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2024 | £460,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2024 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| January 2026 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| September 2024 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £463,025** (July 2026). Winchester’s average house price was £463,025 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 10.1×** (2025). A home in Winchester costs 10.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 51st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.2** (2025). Winchester 002D has a deprivation score of 4.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,036th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £527,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Winchester 002D was £527,000 in 2025. Joint 4,082nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,664** (2021). Winchester 002D had 1,664 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,050th 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: 68.0%** (January 2026). In Winchester 002D, 68.0% 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: 51.0900, -1.2979

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), July 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=-1.2979,51.0900,SO237QR

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