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Alresford and Itchen Valley

Ward

North east Winchester. About 8,803 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 109 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 85% of people in Alresford and Itchen Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
8,691
Joint 3,056th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
47.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Alresford and Itchen Valley compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Alresford and Itchen ValleyMiddle
Population16 wards, Winchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Winchester16 areas from 5,582 to 9,992. The middle area is 8,129. Alresford and Itchen Valley is 8,691.
8,6917th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 wards, Winchester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Winchester16 areas from 0.0% to 85.0%. The middle area is 40.5%. Alresford and Itchen Valley is 85.0%.
85%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Winchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Winchester16 areas from 5.9% to 99.8%. The middle area is 69.6%. Alresford and Itchen Valley is 47.7%.
47.7%2nd lowest
Claimant rate16 wards, Winchester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Winchester16 areas from 0.8% to 3.8%. The middle area is 1.9%. Alresford and Itchen Valley is 1.2%.
1.2%2nd lowest

Is Alresford and Itchen Valley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Alresford and Itchen Valley at a rate of 46.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Winchester.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Alresford and Itchen Valley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (158), other crime (70) and anti-social behaviour (43).

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.

Figures for the whole of Winchester

These figures are published for the whole of Winchester, not for each ward, so they describe all of Winchester and not Alresford and Itchen Valley alone. See Winchester

Average house price
£453,188
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,766
42nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.9×
Joint 56th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.2
Joint 29th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Alresford and Itchen Valley in brief

Alresford and Itchen Valley had 8,691 usual residents at the census.

About 85% of people in Alresford and Itchen Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Alresford and Itchen Valley, 47.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Alresford and Itchen Valley, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.