SO23 7JA Winchester
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Bartholomew. Region: South East.
Streets
- Chaundler Road, Winchester: 35 addresses
- Knight Close, Winchester: 11 addresses
- Oglander Road, 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 (35% of about 840 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
- Brassey Road Multi Storey Car Park, Winchester: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- 63 Andover Road, permissioned (730 m)
- St Peter's, Hyde Abbey Road Car Park, Winchester, not permissioned (800 m)
- Corner House, 71 North Walls: up to 6 homes, permissioned (840 m)
- Canister House 2 Exchange Square, permissioned (860 m)
- Moorside, Durngate: up to 18 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 47 addresses are between 44 m and 48 m above sea level (46 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 | 830 m |
| Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km | |
| Chandlers Ford 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Simonds Court Abbotts Barton | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Worthy Lane Car Park | 530 m |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km; nearest Mer | 510 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 14.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 74.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest St Clements Partnership | 940 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest St. Pauls Pharmacy Winchester | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.3 km |
| Hospital | Royal Hampshire County Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 860 m |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Winchester City Road, Winchester Cashzone | 820 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Hilliers Haven 1.1 ha | 190 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 710 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 550 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.7 ha | 200 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 3.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Abbots Barton Farmhouse With Cottage Adjoining, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m north-east. 68 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Abbots Barton Farmhouse With Cottage Adjoining | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-east |
| Church of St Bartholomew | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m south |
| Cart Shed to West of Hyde Abbey Gateway and Adjoining It | Listed building, Grade I | 500 m south |
| Hyde Abbey gateway | Scheduled monument | 510 m south |
| Hyde Abbey Gateway | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m south |
| Old wall and Jacobean monument in Hyde Close | Scheduled monument | 630 m south-west |
| Winchester city wall and associated monuments | Scheduled monument | 820 m south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tumbling Bay | Lake or reservoir | 900 m south |
| Winnall Down Copse | Wood | 2.4 km east |
| Worthy Park | Wood | 2.9 km north-east |
| St Catherine's Hill | Hill | 2.9 km south |
| Lanham Plantation | Wood | 3.5 km west |
| Beech Hill | Hill | 3.6 km east |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Chaundler Road.