Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO23 0EQ
Postcode
SO23 0EQ
Coordinates
51.0661, -1.3042
Grid reference
SU488298
Easting
448,848
Northing
129,868
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3W3M8W+C8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Winchester
Travel to Work
Southampton
ITL Region
Winchester
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
20776
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20776 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SO23 0EQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO23 0EQ
Counts are for St Bartholomew electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28
YoY stable
855014
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY —
1890
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.8%
Other White8.1%
Chinese2.7%
Other Asian2.2%
+ other · 6.1%
Religion
No religion49.4%
Christian37.5%
Not answered7.3%
Muslim2.7%
Other religion1.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6420.2%
35–4918.5%
25–3414.6%
20–2413.3%
16–197.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.1%
Households
Other27.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
Any member 66+10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.3%
+ 7 other households · 32.5%
Administrative Information
Winchester
Local Authority
Council AreaWinchester E14001587
Constituency
E14001587Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
St Bartholomew
Constituency code
E14001587
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Winchester, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Winchester
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Hampshire
NHS EnglandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hampshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Winchester 006B E01023255
E01023255MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Winchester 006 E02004834
E02004834LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Winchester 006B E01023255
E01023255MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Winchester 006 E02004834
E02004834Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:44 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:44 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentDecember 1994 — Introduced
Postcode SO23 0EQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 20776
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01023255 and MSOA E02004834 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO23 0EQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SO23 0EQ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
66%
All-throughIndependentBoys · Ages 4–13FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentBoys · Ages 12–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
40.7
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 41%
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
45.2
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 10%
Attainment 8
59.8
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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