SO23 7EJ Winchester
Live postcode, introduced March 1983. Ward: St Bartholomew. Region: South East.
Streets
- Hyde Gate, Winchester: 51 addresses
- North Walls, Winchester: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Hyde Gate, Hyde: 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 (28% of about 930 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: 18.
- 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
- CART SHED TO WEST OF HYDE ABBEY GATEWAY AND ADJOINING IT, grade I
- HYDE ABBEY GATEWAY, grade I
- CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW, grade II*
- HYDE ABBEY HOUSE, grade II*
- HYDE HOUSE, grade II*
- 25 AND 26, HYDE STREET, grade II
- 27-30, 30a and 30b Hyde Street, grade II
- 32, HYDE STREET, grade II
- 33, HYDE STREET, grade II
- 34, HYDE STREET, grade II
- 35-42, Hyde Street, grade II
- 58, HYDE STREET, grade II
- 59, HYDE STREET, grade II
- 60, HYDE STREET, grade II
- BARNS AT NO 75, grade II
- WALL (TO EAST AND NORTH OF COURTYARD WALLS OF NO 75 HYDE STREET), grade II
- WALLS AND BRIDGES (REMAINS OF HYDE ABBEY), grade II
- WALLS OF NO 75, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- St Peter's, Hyde Abbey Road Car Park, Winchester, not permissioned (310 m)
- Canister House 2 Exchange Square, permissioned (320 m)
- Corner House, 71 North Walls: up to 6 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Brassey Road Multi Storey Car Park, Winchester: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- St Georges House, 18 St George Street: up to 12 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Moorside, Durngate: up to 18 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- Central Winchester Regeneration, Winchester: up to 240 homes, not permissioned (640 m)
- Regency House 2 - 4 Southgate Street Winchester Hampshire SO23 9EF, permissioned (660 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 53 addresses are between 39 m and 42 m above sea level (40 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 | Winchester 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 420 m |
| Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Chandlers Ford 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m, 38 within 800 m; nearest River Park Winchester | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 700 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest Worthy Lane Car Park | 210 m |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 13.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 74.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Clements Partnership | 430 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St. Pauls Pharmacy Winchester | 580 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 850 m |
| Hospital | Royal Hampshire County Hospital | 1.3 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 360 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest The Southern Co-Operative Winchester City Road, Winchester Cashzone | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Hyde Abbey Gardens 3,690 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Hilliers Haven 1.1 ha | 590 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 180 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest North Walls Recreation Ground 4.2 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hyde Abbey gateway, a scheduled monument, 30 m. 317 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 21 of them Grade I and 31 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hyde Abbey gateway | Scheduled monument | 30 m |
| Hyde Abbey Gateway | Listed building, Grade I | 30 m |
| Cart Shed to West of Hyde Abbey Gateway and Adjoining It | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m |
| Hyde House | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-west |
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north |
| Old wall and Jacobean monument in Hyde Close | Scheduled monument | 150 m west |
| Winchester city wall and associated monuments | Scheduled monument | 290 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tumbling Bay | Lake or reservoir | 540 m south-east |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 2.4 km south |
| Winnall Down Copse | Wood | 2.5 km east |
| Lanham Plantation | Wood | 3.4 km west |
| Worthy Park | Wood | 3.4 km north-east |
| Collis Copse | Wood | 3.5 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 | 52 | 53 |
1 of the postcode's 53 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 48% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 37% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 51% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 20% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 23% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 57% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Hyde Gate.