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Bishop's Waltham

Ward

South Winchester. About 9,139 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 30 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 76% of people in Bishop's Waltham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,979
3,420th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
76%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bishop's Waltham compares

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

Bishop's WalthamMiddle
Population16 wards, Winchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Winchester16 areas from 5,582 to 9,992. The middle area is 8,129. Bishop's Waltham is 7,979.
7,9797th least 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%. Bishop's Waltham is 76.0%.
76%joint 3rd 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%. Bishop's Waltham is 68.0%.
68.0%8th 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%. Bishop's Waltham is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 5th highest

Is Bishop's Waltham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop's Waltham at a rate of 58.4 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, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bishop's Waltham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (166), other crime (89) and anti-social behaviour (64).

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 Bishop's Waltham alone. See Winchester

Average house price
£463,025
Up 2.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,766
42nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
10.1×
Joint 51st least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.2
Joint 29th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bishop's Waltham in brief

Bishop's Waltham had 7,979 usual residents at the census.

About 76% of people in Bishop's Waltham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Bishop's Waltham, 68.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bishop's Waltham, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.