# SO50 6HU: area report for a postcode in Winchester

SO50 6HU 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 SO50 6HU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/winchester) › [SO50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50) › [SO50 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Winchester 010C: 32 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **Shawford, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **No property in SO50 6HU 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=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Winchester 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **£463,025 average price**: For the whole of Winchester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **31% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SO50 6HU**: Road 60 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU
- **9.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Colden Common Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/colden-common-primary-school-e116074) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Otterbourne Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/otterbourne-church-of-england-primary-school-e116304) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2023 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| February 2026 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| August 2025 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| January 2025 | £202,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| January 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| July 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: COLDEN CHEMIST (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op St Vigor Way Colden Common (370 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 5.9** (2025). Winchester 010C has a deprivation score of 5.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,841st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £442,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Winchester 010C was £442,500 in 2025. Joint 6,694th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,279** (2021). Winchester 010C had 2,279 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,191st 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: 70.4%** (January 2026). In Winchester 010C, 70.4% 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.

## SO50 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO50 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,448** (2021). SO50 had 51,448 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 183rd 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: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in SO50 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: 90.9%** (January 2026). In SO50, 90.9% 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: 50.9991, -1.3246

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.3246,50.9991,SO506HU

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