Winchester Central & South
Winchester · South East · population 10,793 · 6 LSOAs
Part of Winchester · Postcode SO22 · SO23
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #985 of 6,856 in England
- #302 of 1,119 in South East
- #6 of 14 in Winchester
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 37% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 37% |
| Managers & directors | 18% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Caring & leisure | 6% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Skilled trades | 5% |
| Process & plant | 2% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 45% · Christian 43% · Hindu 1%
Born outside the UK: 20%
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
Winchester Central & South is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #985 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 14 in Winchester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (98) but weak on Crime (38). Typical homes here sold for about £615,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 149 sales), 33% above the wider Winchester median of £462,500. Typical household take-home income is around £48,943 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 127 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £615,000 | 149 | +11.8% | +23.0% |
| Detached | £1,040,000 | 13 | -35.0% | +1.5% |
| Semi-detached | £840,000 | 22 | +13.5% | +8.4% |
| Terraced | £682,000 | 61 | +9.1% | +19.9% |
| Flat | £270,000 | 53 | -6.1% | -10.9% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #5,606 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,596 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 545 |
| Theft | 385 |
| Burglary | 32 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 87 |
| Public order & weapons | 166 |
| Drugs | 99 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Other | 24 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 108 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Winchester
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Didsbury VillageManchester86£400,000
- HanhamSouth Gloucestershire86£400,000
- Cirencester East & StrattonCotswold86£395,000
- GateacreLiverpool86£360,000
- Old CattonBroadland86£280,000
- Beardwood, Pleasington & LiveseyBlackburn with Darwen86£275,000