Winchester North & Sparsholt

Winchester · South East · population 10,870 · 5 LSOAs

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

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #341 of 6,856 in England
  • #123 of 1,119 in South East
  • #2 of 14 in Winchester
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,490
Median age (est.)43
Density240per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above52%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 22%45–64 25%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 9%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 23%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 31% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 18%

All occupation groups
Professional31%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional18%
Administrative7%
Elementary6%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant2%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 North & Sparsholt is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #341 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 14 in Winchester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (94) and lowest on Housing & access (48). Typical homes here sold for about £597,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 118 sales), 29% above the wider Winchester median of £462,500. Typical household take-home income is around £54,378 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 33 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 88 · #834
Employment 92 · #540
Education 94 · #375
Health 92 · #526
Crime 94 · #382
Housing & access 48 · #3,583
Living environment 94 · #444

House prices ?

£597,000median (12m) · +2.1% yr · n=118
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£597,000118+2.1%+4.5%
Detached£905,00046+19.1%+14.6%
Semi-detached£566,25030+9.6%+28.7%
Terraced£420,00027-1.2%-2.3%
Flat£326,00015+5.2%-6.9%
This area£597,000
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)£54,378±£7,751 · #524 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,912
Price-to-income ?11.0×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 ?

22Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

33 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 360 offences
Winchester58
South East71
England83

Rank #657 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences197
Theft32
Burglary33
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order & weapons33
Drugs7
Robbery3
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 32 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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