Wheely Down Road Winchester
31 addresses across 3 postcodes (SO32), about 2.5 km (1.6 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 44301855.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, 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 0% to 58% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Shawford, about 13.2 km (8.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 78 to 165 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is West Meon Surgery, about 4 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 460 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 11 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 131 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (2); 1991-1995 (1); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 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 G (23% of about 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.
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 20 October 2026: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 78 m and 165 m above sea level (93 m on average); the ground rises about 87 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO32 3LG | 83% | 58% | 58% | 0% |
| SO32 3LH | 8% | 8% | 8% | 67% |
| SO32 3LJ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shawford 140,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) |
| Botley 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) | |
| Hedge End 402,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.9 km (8.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 16.6 km (10 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 68.6 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | West Meon Surgery | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Hoe Road (Dental Surgery) | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Serenity Path Hospital | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Riversdown, a listed building (Grade II*), 950 m (0.6 miles) north. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Riversdown | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Lomer, deserted medieval settlement | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Round barrow cemetery and hollow ways on Beacon Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Warnford Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wheely Copse | Wood | 770 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Rooksgrove Copse | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Well Bottom | Valley | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Lomer Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Beacon Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Hinton Marsh | Wetland | 4 km (2.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 31 |
3 of the street's 31 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
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Wheely Down Road (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 16% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 20 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
- Roadworks Street works permit: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL: Highway repair and maintenance works, 20 October 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SO32 3LG: 28 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- SO32 3LJ: 2 addresses of 29 in the postcode
- SO32 3LH: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
All the streets in SO32 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.