Oliver's Battery Gardens Winchester
51 addresses across 3 postcodes (SO22,SO23), about 170 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 44301258.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Winchester cost £453,188 in August 2026 (+0.1% on a year); private rents averaged £1,514 a month.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 5, E: 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.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Bushfield Farm, is 80 m away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A3090, carries 20,530 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Winchester costs £2,360 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 93% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Shawford, about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, St Cross Park, is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 102 to 112 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is St Paul's Surgery, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 73% of households owned their home and 46% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
House prices and rents in Winchester
A typical home in Winchester cost £453,188 in August 2026, 0.1% more than a year before. That is 2% more than five years earlier and 13% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £727,365 |
| Semi-detached | £459,291 |
| Terraced | £382,968 |
| Flat or maisonette | £226,292 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £337,881 |
Private renters in Winchester paid £1,514 a month on average in September 2026, 4.8% more than a year before. That is 34% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £1,021 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,325 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,633 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,260 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 129 m². Most common: House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (2); Park home, detached (2). Built: 1996-2002 (3); 1967-1975 (3); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 addresses)
- 5 Olivers Battery Gardens
- 7 Olivers Battery Gardens
- 8, Olivers Battery Gardens
- 10 Olivers Battery Gardens
- 14 South View Park Homes, Olivers Battery Gardens
- 16, Olivers Battery Gardens
- 33, South View Park Homes, Olivers Battery Gardens
- Holmwood, Olivers Battery Gardens
- Maybush, Olivers Battery Gardens
- Southview House, 2a, Olivers Battery Gardens
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,737 kWh of it on average in 2024, 11% less than the district's 12,042 kWh, and 2,650 kWh of electricity, 24% less than the district's 3,478 kWh. There are gas meters for about 94% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO22 4HG | 33 | 1,312 kWh | 33 | 7,759 kWh |
| SO22 4HF | 14 | 4,470 kWh | 11 | 16,810 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SO22.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (28% of about 1,560 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)
- 93-95 Olivers Battery Road South, Olivers Battery, Winchester: up to 7 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester Battery Storage Winchester 17/01044/FUL | Battery storage | 19 MW | Operational May 2023 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 80 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushfield Farm Land At Bushfield Farm, Compton, Winchester, Hampshire | from 1993 | Inert | 80 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 51 addresses are between 102 m and 112 m above sea level (108 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO22 4HF | 100% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| SO23 9RZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Winchester 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Chandlers Ford 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Austen Avenue Olivers Battery | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Car parks | Pitt Park & Ride | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 78 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | St Paul's Surgery Good Feb 2019 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Badger Pharmacy | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Olivers Battery Dental Surgery | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Sarum Road Hospital Good Apr 2022 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Catherines View Good Aug 2023 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 49 High St Lloyds Bank | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | St Cross Park 2.6 ha | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,770 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,900 m² | 120 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Two bowl barrows 120m north-west of Texas, a scheduled monument, 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Two bowl barrows 120m north-west of Texas | Scheduled monument | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Oliver Cromwell's Battery: Iron Age enclosure reused as a Civil War battery | Scheduled monument | 520 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Bowl barrow 70m north of Oliver Cromwell's Battery | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Compton End | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Pitt Copse | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Yew Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Collis Copse | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Larkfarm Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Tumbling Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Nan Trodd's Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 51 | 51 |
None of the street's 51 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 140 m | No published inspection | 55% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 71% in 2024 and 78% in 2023) |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 58% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% at the higher standard (2025; 66% in 2024 and 73% in 2023) |
| Stanmore Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 59% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 14% at the higher standard (2025; 57% in 2024 and 41% in 2023) |
| Kings' School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 58.6 (57.8 in 2025 and 57.2 in 2024); 67.8% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 82% in 2024 and 82% in 2023) |
| St Faith's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 83% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 21% at the higher standard (2025; 92% in 2024 and 82% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 450 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badger Farm Pre-School Playgroup SO22 4QB | Full day care | 28 | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| 360 Degree Sports Coaching - St Peters SO22 4JB | Out-of-school day care | 10 | Not inspected yet | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Poppins Nursery and After School Care SO22 4EJ | Full day care | 32 | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Stanmore Primary SO22 4AJ | Out-of-school day care | 35 | Not inspected yet | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 720 childminders and 151 home childcarers (nannies) in Hampshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver's Battery Primary & Nursery School SO22 4HP | School/college/university | 140 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Oliver's Battery Nursery SO22 4HP | School/college/university | 140 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Compass House Nursery School GU32 1LX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Catering Services At Winchester School Of Art SO23 8DL | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 21 Mar 2025 |
| Romsey Comrades Club SO51 8GJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jul 2025 |
| Heath House Day Nursery GU51 4PD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2025 |
| Wisdom Centre SO51 8EL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 18 Feb 2025 |
| De Havilland Arms GU51 4PD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 310 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2026 |
| Compass Group At West Tytherley Cof E Primary School SP5 1JX | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Campus Kitchen At The University Of Southampton SO23 8DL | School/college/university | 310 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Soup Lunch SO22 4EZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Keats Close (8); On or near Oliver'S Battery Gardens (3); On or near Compton Way (2).
Road safety
2 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 50% happened in the dark, and 50% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 60 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2024 10:02 | Serious | 1 person | A3090, 60 mph | Wet road |
| 22 Apr 2022 19:51 | Slight | 2 people | A3090, 60 mph | Dark, no street lights |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A3090 between Meadow Way, Winchester and M3, with 20,530 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 270 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A3090 | Meadow Way, Winchester to M3 | 20,530 estimated; counted 2024 | 1% | -3% since 2015 | 270 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 10 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
- Food hygiene ratings Soup Lunch (restaurant/cafe/canteen, SO22 4EZ) newly listed: Awaiting inspection found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SO22 4HG: 35 addresses of 38 in the postcode
- SO22 4HF: 15 addresses
- SO23 9RZ: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Compton Close · Priors Way · Austen Avenue · Southview Road · Keats Close · Partridge Down · Plovers Down · Texas Drive · Shepherds Close · Compton Way · Momford Road · Farley Close
All the streets in SO22, 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.