PO7 6YW Winchester
Live postcode, introduced May 1994. Ward: Denmead. Region: South East.
Streets
- Woodrow, Denmead: 58 addresses
- Southwick Road, Denmead: 1 address
- Ashling Park Road, Denmead: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Woodrow, Denmead: 1 address
House prices and rents in Winchester
A typical home in Winchester cost £453,188 in August 2026, 0.1% more than a year before. That is 2% more than five years earlier and 13% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £727,365 |
| Semi-detached | £459,291 |
| Terraced | £382,968 |
| Flat or maisonette | £226,292 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £337,881 |
Private renters in Winchester paid £1,514 a month on average in September 2026, 4.8% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,021 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,325 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,633 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,260 |
Council tax
What each band costs in Winchester in 2026-27: Band D £2,360 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,573 | £1,835 | £2,098 | £2,360 | £2,884 | £3,409 | £3,933 | £4,720 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (30% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Brymor House & Ocean House Parklands Business Park, Forest Rd, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Brymor House & Ocean House Parklands Business Park, Forest Rd, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Brymor House & Ocean House Parklands Business Park, Forest Rd, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- Brymor House and Ocean House, Parklands Business Park, Forest Road: up to 26 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- WCI Technology House, Parklands Business Park, Forest Road, Denmead, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- WCI Technology House, Parklands Business Park, Forest Road, Denmead, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- WCI Technology House, Parklands Business Park, Forest Road, Denmead, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
- Acer House Parklands Business Park Forest Road Denmead, permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this postcode.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the postcode.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the postcode.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 61 addresses are between 44 m and 46 m above sea level (45 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cosham 896,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Portchester 367,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7 km (4.4 miles) | |
| Bedhampton 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 22 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lowland Road Denmead | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bedhampton - New Road | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Portsmouth International Cruise & Ferry Terminal Stamshaw | 10.2 km (6.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 20.8 km (13 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 67.9 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Denmead Health Centre Good Jul 2016 | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Denmead Dental | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Alexandra Hospital Good Sep 2026 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 3 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Denmead Grange Care Home Good Jun 2023 | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Waterlooville Police Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-Operative Denmead, Denmead Cashzone | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 160 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 5.6 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8,200 m² | 280 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Harts Copse | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Bunkers Hill | Hill | 650 m (0.4 miles) west |
| High Wood | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Creech Woods | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Kings Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Piper's Hill Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 48 | 61 |
13 of the postcode's 61 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported around the postcode in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Winchester: see them on the Winchester page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 15% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Woodrow.