Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham

Winchester · South East · population 12,441 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

73Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,822 of 6,856 in England
  • #468 of 1,119 in South East
  • #11 of 14 in Winchester
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,745
Median age (est.)43
Density235per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above40%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 29%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 11%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 22%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 14%
One person 27%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional16%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,822 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 14 in Winchester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (80) and lowest on Housing & access (32). Typical homes here sold for about £361,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 245 sales), 22% below the wider Winchester median of £462,500. Typical household take-home income is around £47,932 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 89 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 65 · #2,411
Employment 77 · #1,582
Education 62 · #2,569
Health 70 · #2,082
Crime 63 · #2,534
Housing & access 32 · #4,680
Living environment 80 · #1,342

House prices ?

£361,000median (12m) · -2.4% yr · n=245
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£361,000245-2.4%+3.1%
Detached£535,00080+5.9%-6.1%
Semi-detached£373,58858-1.7%+11.5%
Terraced£327,50068-0.8%+20.6%
Flat£205,00039-7.9%+12.2%
This area£361,000
Winchester£462,500
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£47,932±£6,718 · #1,459 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,292
Price-to-income ?7.5×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

89 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,107 offences
Winchester58
South East71
England83

Rank #4,508 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences560
Theft214
Burglary42
Vehicle crime49
Criminal damage & arson101
Public order & weapons100
Drugs12
Robbery8
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 114 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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