SO21 1HU Winchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Upper Meon Valley. Region: South East.
Streets
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 G (33% of about 900 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.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 43 m and 127 m above sea level (69 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Winchester 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Eastleigh 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | Parking Saint Catherines Park and Ride | 1.2 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Mer | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 12.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 74.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Clements Partnership | 2.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Wellbeing Pharmacy | 1.9 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridge Street (Dental Surgery) | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Serenity Path Hospital | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | Barclays Bank Cash Machine | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 720 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4.9 ha | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Andrew, a listed building (Grade I), 850 m south-east. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | Listed building, Grade I | 850 m south-east |
| Round barrow cemetery on Magdalen Hill Down | Scheduled monument | 940 m north |
| Roman road E of St Catherine's Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Magdalen Hill Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km north-east |
| Bowl barrow at the east end of Magdalen Hill Down | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Deacon Hill | Hill | 1.1 km south-east |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
| Tops and Bottoms Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km east |
| Winnall Down Copse | Wood | 1.8 km north |
| Tumbling Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-west |
| Temple Valley | Valley | 3.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 14 |
6 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 53% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 34% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 32% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 55% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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.