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PO17 postcode area · Winchester

The PO17 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Fareham, Portsmouth, Winchester. Area Scores range from 42 to 98 across them. Every full PO17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The PO17 district contains both ends of the scale: Fareham Common at 98 out of 100 (#108 of 6,856 in England) against Fareham Fort at 42, a 56-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £258,000 in Fareham Fort to £545,000 in Swanmore, Hambledon & West Meon — a 2.1× gap within the PO17 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Fareham, Portsmouth and Winchester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£45,559a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime55per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied74%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the PO17 district

£322,500median home sold over the past year · +4.7% over 5 years · -9.2% over the year · 97 sales
Detached£540,000
Semi-detached£365,000
Terraced£320,000
Flat£210,000
Winchester£462,500
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Fareham CommonFareham 10898 £395,000
Portchester North WestFareham 38994 £340,000
Bishop's Waltham & Waltham ChaseWinchester 93086 £377,000
Swanmore, Hambledon & West MeonWinchester 1,67876 £545,000
Whiteley, Knowle & WickhamWinchester 1,82273 £361,000
Denmead & SouthwickWinchester 1,86973 £400,000
Paulsgrove West & Port SolentPortsmouth 3,90543 £291,000
Fareham FortFareham 3,94042 £258,000

People living in PO17 Census 2021

Residents73,183
Median age (est.)45
Density279per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 11%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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.

Towns & places in PO17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the PO17 district.

Fareham Paulsgrove Portchester

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around PO17.

PO16 PO15 PO14 SO32 PO7 SO31 SO3 PO6

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.