Taplings Close Winchester
23 addresses across 1 postcode (SO22), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 44301478.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2011 the median was £152,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 14, E: 3).
- 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 C; Band D in Winchester costs £2,360 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Winchester, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 82 to 85 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 23 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Friarsgate Practice, about 430 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 41% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | £152,500 | £152,500 | £152,500 |
| 2007 | 1 | £149,500 | £149,500 | £149,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2021 | 7 SO22 6HQ | Terraced | £185,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Jul 2011 | 9 SO22 6HQ | Terraced | £152,500 | |
| 25 Jun 2007 | 7 SO22 6HQ | Terraced | £149,500 | |
| 18 Aug 2006 | 9 SO22 6HQ | Terraced | £135,000 |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 55 m². Most common: Bungalow, mid-terrace (6); House, mid-terrace (6); House, end-terrace (5). Built: 1950-1966 (11); 1967-1975 (8); 1930-1949 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (15); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
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 C (56% of about 770 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)
- Behind Trussell Crescent, Winchester, not permissioned (100 m)
- St Thomas More Catholic Church, Stoney Lane, Winchester, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 1- 4 Woodpeckers Drive, Winchester: up to 19 homes, permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- 8 Stoney Lane, Winchester: up to 7 homes, permissioned (740 m (0.5 miles))
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 23 addresses are between 82 m and 85 m above sea level (84 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO22 6HQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Winchester 4.6 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Chandlers Ford 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Taplings Close Harestock | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Winchester | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Worthy Lane Car Park | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 14.3 km (8.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 75.1 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Friarsgate Practice | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Winchester Dental Centre | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Hampshire County Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,020 m² | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,510 m² | 90 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,470 m² | 210 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Three round barrows 500m WNW of Flowerdown House, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Three round barrows 500m WNW of Flowerdown House | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Romano-British farmstead and associated field system on Teg Down | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Old wall and Jacobean monument in Hyde Close | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Lainston House | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Sparsholt Manor Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Smith's Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Lanham Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Chilcott's Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Tate's Plantation | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Tumbling Bay | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Moorcourt Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 23 |
1 of the street's 23 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harestock Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 200 m | No published inspection |
| Weeke Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Henry Beaufort School | Secondary | 11–16 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Barton Farm Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lanterns Nursery School and Extended Services | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Westgate School | All-through | 4–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Peter Symonds College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Western Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finkley Weeke Nursery SO22 6EE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Upton Grey Close Care Home SO22 6NE | Other catering premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 8 Mar 2017 |
| Winchester Wellbeing Lunch Club SO22 6DS | Other catering premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2023 |
| St Barnabas Church SO22 6DS | Other catering premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| Toast And Tea Ltd @St Barnabas Church Hall SO22 6DS | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2025 |
| WBB Food Hub @ St Barnabas Church | Distributors/Transporters | 300 m | Exempt | |
| The Brownie Box SO22 6LR | Manufacturers/packers | 320 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2024 |
| Aldi SO22 5JQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 340 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Waitrose SO22 6EL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2026 |
| Sushi Daily SO22 6EL | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Costa SO22 6EL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Spar Weeke SO22 6EW | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Lucky Dragon SO22 6EW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Mar 2025 |
| Pizza Hut SO22 6EW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2025 |
| Gurkha Spice SO22 6EW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 26 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rowlings Road (21); On or near Trussell Close (12); On or near Taplings Close (7); On or near Fromond Road (6); On or near Taplings Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 47% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 88% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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 Spar Weeke (retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets, SO22 6EW) now 4 Good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 23 September 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SO22 6HQ: 23 addresses of 24 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Rowlings Road · Trussell Close · Fromond Road · Great Field Road · Gardeners Close · Trussell Crescent · Upton Grey Close · Bramshaw Close · Westman Road · Gates Gardens · Fleming Road · Ruffield Close
All the streets in SO22 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.