Budding Close Whiteley, Winchester
23 addresses across 2 postcodes (PO15), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44306197.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (A: 14, B: 1).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Winchester costs £2,360 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 89% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Botley, about 2 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Whiteley Gardens, is about 780 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 11 to 14 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Phl Sas Service, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 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 |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2024 | 27 PO15 7RY | Detached | £546,250 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 97 m². Most common: House, detached (9); House, semi-detached (6). Built: 2023 (11); 2026 (2); 2022 (2).
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 D (34% of about 2,960 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Cherry Tree Industrial Park, Burridge: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Cherry Tree Industrial Park, Burridge: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 11 m and 14 m above sea level (13 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO15 7RU | 89% | 89% | 89% | 11% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Botley 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Swanwick 563,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bursledon 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bluebell Way Burridge | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Fareham | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing Warsash | 5.9 km (3.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Middle Road Car Park | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 80.1 km (50 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Phl Sas Service | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Botley Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Optegra Eye Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Park Gate Police Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Whiteley Yew Tree Drive, Whitley Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Whiteley Gardens 7,080 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 970 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman site 400yds (370m) S of Fairthorn, a scheduled monument, 670 m (0.4 miles) north.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roman site 400yds (370m) S of Fairthorn | Scheduled monument | 670 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bedlams Copse | Wood | 140 m east |
| Curbridge Creek | Tidal water | 730 m (0.5 miles) north |
| New Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Kitnocks Gully | Valley | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Breach Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) north |
| Hackett's Marsh | Wetland | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 23 |
11 of the street's 23 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horse And Jockey SO30 2HB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | 5 Very good | 15 May 2025 |
| Cafe2u Southampton East PO15 7PG | Mobile caterer | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Oct 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Brunel Way (20); On or near Brindley Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 13% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 3% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 81% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 street 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.
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
Nearby streets
Heaviside Road · Brunel Way · Boulton Close · Brindley Road · Armstrong Crescent · Botley Road · Bury Farm Road · Atkinson Close · Flagpond Road · Blackmoor Road
All the streets in PO15 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.