SO21 1PZ Winchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Colden Common and Twyford. Region: South East.
Streets
- Hazeley Road, Winchester: 4 addresses
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 D (19% of about 720 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 1.0 km
- Orchard Close, Bourne Lane, Twyford: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (260 m)
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.
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 4 addresses are between 29 m and 38 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km |
| Winchester 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Eastleigh 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Watley Lane Twyford | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 4.7 km |
| Car parks | Winchester South Park and Ride | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.7 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 8.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 77.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Twyford Surgery | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pharmacy Twyford Surgery | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | Olivers Battery Dental Surgery | 4.1 km |
| Hospital | Hospital @ Home | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 5.1 km |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Colden Common St Vigor Way, Colden Common Cashzone | 2.9 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Shawford Down 19 ha | 1.4 km |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 980 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hunter Park 4.3 ha | 410 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,310 m² | 380 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Twyford Roman villa, a scheduled monument, 330 m south-west. 50 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Twyford Roman villa | Scheduled monument | 330 m south-west |
| Twyford House Well House Wing House | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m north-west |
| Mildmay House | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m north-west |
| Pumping station | Scheduled monument | 760 m east |
| Twyford Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m north-west |
| Two bowl barrows 200m east of Twyford Pumping Station | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Compton End | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.6 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Stream | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km west |
| Gabriel's Copse | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Hazeley Copse | Wood | 1.3 km east |
| Cockscomb Hill Copse | Wood | 1.5 km south-east |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 3.0 km north |
| Store House Gully | Valley | 4.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 4 |
2 of the postcode's 4 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 67% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 57% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 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) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Hazeley Road.