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Winchester

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
127,448
Households
51,720
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
51,720
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£491,685
Median property price
£1,316
Median rent
4,213
Postcodes
51,720
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£491,685
Median property price
£1,316
Median rent
4,213
Postcodes

Sold prices in Winchester

England & Wales
Property sales · Winchester
HM Land Registry · Winchester
Average price
£549,912
YoY: +1.2%
Median price: £491,685
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 58 sales · avg £548,183
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£620k£540k£459k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Winchester

England & Wales
Crime trends · Winchester

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
275
YoY +7%
760492223
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
91
YoY +62%
106530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
37
YoY +106%
60300
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
14
YoY -36%
45230
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
44
YoY -10%
60300
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

699
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Winchester

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Hampshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Winchester is the district council. School applications go through Hampshire.

Apply for a primary place via Hampshire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Transport in Winchester

Shawford is a 71-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 5.7 km

  • Shawford

    Rail

    5.7 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Winchester

GPs make up most of the mapped places

19 GPs · 13 Museums · 6 Hospitals · 46 in all

  • GPs19
  • Museums13
  • Hospitals6
  • Libraries6
  • Universities2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Winchester

Median private rent

£1,316/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£1,014
1 bed
£1,316
2 bed
£1,619
3 bed
£2,247
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Winchester

Coordinates51.0129, -1.2477
Postcodes
4,213
Population (Census)
127,448
Households (Census)
51,720
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.5 per 1k

Demographics in Winchester

Ethnicity

Total residents: 127,422
White Brit.88.1%
Other White4.4%
Other Asian1.2%
+ other · 6.2%

Religion

Total residents: 127,474
Christian48.6%
No religion42.2%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 2.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 127,448
50–6420.1%
35–4918.5%
65–7410.5%
25–3410.3%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.2%

Households

Total households: 51,720
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Any member 66+14.1%
Other13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
All members 66+11.9%
+ 7 other households · 29.5%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Winchester

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.73 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.73 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).