Baring Close Itchen Abbas, Winchester
22 addresses across 1 postcode (SO21), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44302216.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £565,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 4, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in Winchester costs £2,360 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 92% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 7.2 km (4.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 64 to 68 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alresford Surgery, about 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 58% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £565,000 | £565,000 | £565,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £299,950 | £299,950 | £299,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | 1 SO21 1BL | Semi-detached | £565,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2006 | 4 SO21 1BL | Detached | £299,950 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 56 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (5); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1950-1966 (5); 1967-1975 (2); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (6); owner-occupied (1).
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 street: most are in band G (33% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 street's 22 addresses are between 64 m and 68 m above sea level (65 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO21 1BL | 92% | 92% | 92% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Winchester 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| Micheldever 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rectory Lane Itchen Abbas | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking South Winchester Park And Ride | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 18.5 km (12 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 67.8 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alresford Surgery | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wessex Pharmacies | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Berukin Dental Surgery | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Serenity Path Hospital | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Moto - Winchester North ERF Cashzone | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 820 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | King George's Field Sports Ground 2.5 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Abbey House, a listed building (Grade II*), 140 m south-west. 16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Abbey House | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m south-west |
| Avington Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Roman villa and earlier prehistoric settlement 400m W of Lone Farm, Itchen | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Two round barrows 100m NE of Itchen Abbas Roman Villa | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| 'Banjo type' native settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Avington Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Folly Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Hampage Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Courtney's Copse | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Pavis Copse | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Temple Valley | Valley | 5 km (3.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 22 |
3 of the street's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Winchester: see them on the Winchester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Abbas Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Baring Close (5); On or near Rectory Lane (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 36% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 60% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SO21 1BL: 22 addresses of 23 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in SO21 and across Winchester.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.