Winchester West

Winchester · South East · population 10,255 · 6 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #498 of 6,856 in England
  • #170 of 1,119 in South East
  • #3 of 14 in Winchester
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,080
Median age (est.)40
Density2,870per km²
No qualifications9%
Degree or above48%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 18%25–44 22%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 18%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional14%
Elementary8%
Administrative7%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 45% · Christian 43% · Buddhist 1%

Born outside the UK: 15%

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 West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #498 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 14 in Winchester. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (96) and lowest on Crime (77). Typical homes here sold for about £585,000 over the past year, down 9% across five years (from 133 sales), 26% above the wider Winchester median of £462,500. Typical household take-home income is around £53,170 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 50 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 · #807
Employment 82 · #1,205
Education 93 · #457
Health 82 · #1,198
Crime 77 · #1,602
Housing & access 96 · #265
Living environment 84 · #1,102

House prices ?

£585,000median (12m) · -10.8% yr · n=133
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£585,000133-10.8%-8.9%
Detached£939,50025+3.8%+10.5%
Semi-detached£585,00038-10.7%-15.0%
Terraced£492,50042-27.0%-14.7%
Flat£442,50028-9.2%+18.0%
This area£585,000
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)£53,170±£7,566 · #647 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,263
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 ?

23Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

50 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 509 offences
Winchester58
South East71
England83

Rank #2,082 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences267
Theft51
Burglary10
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson27
Public order & weapons55
Drugs13
Robbery2
Other67

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 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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