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SO23 postcode area · Winchester

The SO23 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in East Hampshire, Winchester. Area Scores range from 44 to 97 across them. Every full SO23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SO23 district: Oliver's Battery and Hursley scores 97 out of 100 (#197 of 6,856 nationally) while Winchester Stanmore sits at 45 — neighbours on the map, 52 points apart on the index. 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 £354,750 in Winchester Stanmore to £615,000 in Winchester Central & South — a 1.7× gap within the SO23 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — East Hampshire and Winchester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,044a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime67per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied61%

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 SO23 district

£515,000median home sold over the past year · +20.0% over 5 years · +6.7% over the year · 297 sales
Detached£740,000
Semi-detached£540,000
Terraced£538,000
Flat£270,000
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
Oliver's Battery and HursleyWinchester 19797 £507,500
Winchester North & SparsholtWinchester 34195 £597,000
Winchester WestWinchester 49893 £585,000
Winchester Central & SouthWinchester 98586 £615,000
Springvale & Itchen AbbasWinchester 1,19882 £540,000
Liss & HawkleyEast Hampshire 1,69175 £502,500
Winchester EastWinchester 3,54248 £475,000
Winchester StanmoreWinchester 3,78245 £354,750

People living in SO23 Census 2021

Residents68,474
Median age (est.)40
Density318per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above46%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 17%25–44 22%45–64 25%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 19%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Elementary9%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 SO23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO23 district.

Winchester

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SO23.

SO25 SO22 SO21 SO24 SO50 SO53 SO32 SO97

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.