SO22 6EE Winchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Barnabas. 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 C (56% of about 770 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
- 1- 4 Woodpeckers Drive, Winchester: up to 19 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Behind Trussell Crescent, Winchester, not permissioned (270 m)
- St Thomas More Catholic Church, Stoney Lane, Winchester, permissioned (590 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 88 addresses are between 82 m and 89 m above sea level (86 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 | 1.9 km |
| Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km | |
| Chandlers Ford 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Taplings Road Harestock | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 2.7 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space On Romsey Road, SO22 | 1.9 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Mer | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 14.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 75.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Friarsgate Practice | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 480 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Winchester Dental Centre | 1.2 km |
| Hospital | Sarum Road Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,020 m² | 1.8 km |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,510 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 390 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Three round barrows 500m WNW of Flowerdown House, a scheduled monument, 920 m north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Three round barrows 500m WNW of Flowerdown House | Scheduled monument | 920 m north-west |
| Romano-British farmstead and associated field system on Teg Down | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Lainston House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.9 km west |
| Sparsholt Manor Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Smith's Plantation | Wood | 1.7 km north-west |
| Lanham Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Chilcott's Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Tate's Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km north-west |
| Tumbling Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km south-east |
| Moorcourt Hill | Hill | 3.0 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 86 | 88 |
2 of the postcode's 88 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.