Winchester East

Winchester · South East · population 7,764 · 5 LSOAs

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

48Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,542 of 6,856 in England
  • #791 of 1,119 in South East
  • #13 of 14 in Winchester
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,644
Median age (est.)38
Density2,038per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above38%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 18%25–44 26%45–64 24%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 43%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 43%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 37%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Elementary 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Elementary16%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional11%
Caring & leisure9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service7%
Administrative7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 40% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 17%

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 East sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,542 of 6,856 in England, and #13 of 14 in Winchester. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (85) but weak on Crime (28). Typical homes here, about £475,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 79 sales), in line with the wider Winchester median of £462,500. Typical household take-home income is around £37,778 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 132 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.

Income 41 · #4,063
Employment 44 · #3,871
Education 40 · #4,104
Health 38 · #4,214
Crime 28 · #4,961
Housing & access 85 · #1,040
Living environment 72 · #1,904

House prices ?

£475,000median (12m) · +15.1% yr · n=79
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£475,00079+15.1%+32.1%
Detached£870,00011-5.4%+4.7%
Semi-detached£517,50016+34.6%+56.8%
Terraced£511,25034+8.8%+37.1%
Flat£243,50018-18.3%-11.1%
This area£475,000
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)£37,778±£5,339 · #4,119 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,809
Price-to-income ?12.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

132 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,025 offences
Winchester58
South East71
England83

Rank #5,684 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences435
Theft251
Burglary26
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson54
Public order & weapons74
Drugs149
Robbery7
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 112 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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