SO22 5EA Winchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Paul. Region: South East.
Streets
- Greenhill Road, Winchester: 63 addresses
- Greenhill Terrace, Winchester: 14 addresses
- Greenhill Avenue, Winchester: 11 addresses
- Unnamed street near Greenhill Road, Fulflood: 1 address
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 790 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
- Land At the end of West End Close, Winchester, not permissioned (220 m)
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital E, Winchester, not permissioned (370 m)
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital B, Winchester, not permissioned (380 m)
- Dance Academy, 21 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, permissioned (490 m)
- Dance Academy, 21 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, permissioned (490 m)
- Dance Academy, 21 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, permissioned (490 m)
- Brae House, 31 Chilbolton Avenue: up to 2 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Fairways 21 Chilbolton Avenue, Winchester: up to 8 homes, permissioned (590 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 89 addresses are between 73 m and 86 m above sea level (80 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 98%, ultrafast 98%, gigabit 98% of premises; 0% 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 | 740 m |
| Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Chandlers Ford 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 39 within 800 m; nearest Poets Way Fulflood | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 1.4 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking Space On Romsey Road, SO22 | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 410 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 12.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 75.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Paul's Surgery | 590 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St. Pauls Pharmacy Winchester | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Marlfield House | 400 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hampshire County Hospital | 380 m |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Winchester City Road, Winchester Cashzone | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,020 m² | 250 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5,600 m² | 730 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,610 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oram's Arbour 2.2 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 50 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 81 | 89 |
8 of the postcode's 89 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 76% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 6% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Greenhill Road.