Mortimer Close Headbourne Worthy, Winchester
22 addresses across 1 postcode (SO23), about 300 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 44302982.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £867,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (B: 13, D: 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 D; Band D in Winchester costs £2,360 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Hinton Park, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 60 to 66 m above sea level.
- Noise: 6 of its 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Friarsgate Practice, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 390 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | £867,500 | £835,000 | £900,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £925,000 | £925,000 | £925,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £807,688 | £807,688 | £807,688 |
| 2019 | 3 | £790,000 | £788,000 | £815,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £1,137,500 | £1,100,000 | £1,175,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £870,000 | £765,000 | £920,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £525,000 | £525,000 | £525,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £567,000 | £567,000 | £567,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2023 | BEECHWOOD SO23 7QX | Detached | £835,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2023 | RO-MAR-ED SO23 7QX | Detached | £900,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2022 | REDWOOD SO23 7QX | Semi-detached | £925,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2020 | REDWOOD SO23 7QX | Semi-detached | £807,688 | |
| 20 Dec 2019 | ROSEDENE SO23 7QX | Semi-detached | £815,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2019 | OAKLANDS SO23 7QX | Semi-detached | £790,000 | |
| 13 Sep 2019 | HAZELDENE SO23 7QX | Semi-detached | £788,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2019 | LEAFLANDS SO23 7QX | Other | £605,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 6 Jun 2018 | MULBERRY HOUSE SO23 7QX | Detached | £1,175,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2018 | RUSSET HOUSE SO23 7QX | Detached | £1,100,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2017 | OAKLANDS SO23 7QX | Other | £400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jun 2017 | OAK HOUSE SO23 7QX | Other | £600,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Nov 2016 | BEECH HOUSE SO23 7QX | Detached | £870,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2016 | OAK HOUSE SO23 7QX | Detached | £920,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2016 | ELM HOUSE SO23 7QX | Detached | £765,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2007 | HAZELDENE SO23 7QX | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2002 | WEST WINDS SO23 7QX | Detached | £567,000 |
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 211 m². Most common: House, detached (9); House, semi-detached (4); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 2019 (5); 2015 (3); 2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- Beech House, Mortimer Close, Kings Worthy
- Beechwood, Mortimer Close, Kings Worthy
- Elm House, Mortimer Close, Kings Worthy
- Hazeldene, Mortimer Close, Kings Worthy
- Leaflands, Mortimer Close, Kings Worthy
- Oak House, Mortimer Close, Kings Worthy
- Oaklands, Mortimer Close, Kings Worthy
- Redwood, Mortimer Close, Kings Worthy
- Ro-Mar-Ed, Mortimer Close
- Rosedene, Mortimer Close, Kings Worthy
- Russet House, Mortimer Close, Kings Worthy
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 (29% of about 1,490 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)
- Cornerways Church Lane Kingsworthy, not permissioned (120 m)
- Cornerways and Merrydale, Church Lane, Kings Worthy: up to 31 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- The Grove Day Services, Hinton Fields, Kings Worthy: up to 8 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Kings Worthy Court, Kings Worthy, SO23 7QA, not permissioned (330 m)
- Kings Worthy House London Road, Kings Worthy: up to 16 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Kings Worthy House London Road, Kings Worthy, permissioned (350 m)
- Kings Worthy House London Road, Kings Worthy: up to 16 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- Kings Worthy House London Road, Kings Worthy: up to 16 homes, permissioned (350 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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 60 m and 66 m above sea level (63 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO23 7QX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Winchester 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Micheldever 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Campion Way Kings Worthy | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking South Winchester Park And Ride | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 16.2 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 72.3 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Friarsgate Practice | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Springvale Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Winchester Dental Centre | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Serenity Path Hospital | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hinton Park 1.1 ha | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 4.5 ha | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Eversley Park 4.6 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,380 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 6.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 41 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Iron Age field system, banjo enclosure and Romano-British villa, 500m east of Woodham Farm. | Scheduled monument | 680 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Swithin | Listed building, Grade I | 790 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Worthy Park | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Site of St Gertrude's Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Worthy Park | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Tumbling Bay | Lake or reservoir | 3 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Winnall Down Copse | Wood | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Beech Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-east |
| Rutherley Copse | Wood | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-east |
| Jacob's Bottom | Valley | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 22 |
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Worthy Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 320 m | No published inspection |
| Barton Farm Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wild Tea Company SO23 7XN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 200 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2024 |
| The Dower House Nursing Home SO23 7LD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 380 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near The Dell (3); On or near Mount Pleasant (3); On or near St Nicholas Rise (1); On or near Headbourne Close (1); On or near Willis Waye (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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
- SO23 7QX: 22 addresses
Nearby streets
Mount Pleasant · Headbourne Close · Nations Hill · The Dell · Vigus Close · Whiteway Close · Middle Orchard · Hinton Fields · Campion Way · St Nicholas Rise · The Woodlands · Willis Waye
All the streets in SO23 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.