SO22 5EJ Winchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Paul. Region: South East.
Streets
- Middle Road, Winchester: 6 addresses
- West End Terrace, Winchester: 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: yes, Winchester. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 10, CLIFTON ROAD, grade II
- 11 AND 12, CLIFTON ROAD, grade II
- 8 AND 9, CLIFTON ROAD, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land At the end of West End Close, Winchester, not permissioned (150 m)
- Dance Academy, 21 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, permissioned (230 m)
- Dance Academy, 21 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, permissioned (230 m)
- Dance Academy, 21 St Pauls Hill, Winchester, permissioned (230 m)
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital B, Winchester, not permissioned (410 m)
- Royal Hampshire County Hospital E, Winchester, not permissioned (480 m)
- Trafalgar House Trafalgar Street, permissioned (490 m)
- Trafalgar House Trafalgar Street, permissioned (490 m)
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 7 addresses are between 82 m and 87 m above sea level (85 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 | Winchester 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m |
| Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km | |
| Chandlers Ford 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m, 48 within 800 m; nearest Clifton Hill Winchester | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 1.1 km |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Tower Street Car Park | 460 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 450 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 12.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 75.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Paul's Surgery | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St. Pauls Pharmacy Winchester | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 300 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hampshire County Hospital | 480 m |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 880 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Southern Co-Operative Winchester City Road, Winchester Cashzone | 540 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,790 m² | 460 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 5,600 m² | 620 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,610 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Oram's Arbour 2.2 ha | 120 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 350 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Memorial of the Plague, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m east. 303 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 20 of them Grade I and 26 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial of the Plague | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m east |
| The West Gate | Scheduled monument | 420 m east |
| The Westgate | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m east |
| Great Hall Winchester Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m south-east |
| Winchester Castle | Scheduled monument | 460 m south-east |
| Serle's House | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m south-east |
| Winchester city wall and associated monuments | Scheduled monument | 640 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tumbling Bay | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 2.3 km south-east |
| Collis Copse | Wood | 2.6 km south-west |
| Lanham Plantation | Wood | 2.7 km west |
| Winnall Down Copse | Wood | 3.2 km east |
| Smith's Plantation | Wood | 3.5 km north-west |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the postcode's 7 addresses is 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 | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 66% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 1% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Middle Road.