PO17 5GH

Southwick and Wickham · Winchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Winchester
Postcode district
PO17
Postcode sector
PO17 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
PO17 5QD 25 m
PO17 5GJ 34 m
PO17 5GB 39 m
PO17 5GA 41 m
PO17 5QB 41 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
PO17 5GH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
PO
Postcode district
PO17
Postcode sector
PO17 5
Latitude
50.879766
Longitude
-1.204725
British National Grid easting
456,045
British National Grid northing
109,221

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Winchester · E07000094
Parish or community
E04004693
Output area
E00167967
Lower layer super output area
Winchester 013H · E01034731
Middle layer super output area
Winchester 013 · E02004841

Postcode source versions

Explore PO17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Orchard Lea Junior School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. Orchard Lea Infant School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  3. Light Years School

    Other independent special school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
213
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 133
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Public order 17
  • Other theft 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

7 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.0
PO17 5 residents
4,680

Age bands in PO17 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

764 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

423 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

1,164 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

1,180 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

867 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider PO17 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • MEON HEALTH PRACTICE

    102 HIGHLANDS ROAD, FAREHAM, PO15 6JF

    ODS code J82154

    2.2 km

  • GUDGEHEATH LANE SURGERY

    187 GUDGE HEATH LANE, FAREHAM, PO15 6QA

    ODS code J82033

    2.2 km

  • WICKHAM SURGERY

    HOUGHTON WAY, WICKHAM, FAREHAM, PO17 5GU

    ODS code J82034

    3.0 km

  • CENTRE PRACTICE

    FAREHAM HEALTH CENTRE, CIVIC WAY, FAREHAM, PO16 7ER

    ODS code J82026

    3.5 km

  • PHL SAS SERVICE

    ONYX HOUSE, 12 LITTLE PARK FARM ROAD, FAREHAM, PO15 5TD

    ODS code Y02526

    3.7 km

  • BROOK LANE SURGERY

    233A BROOK LANE, SARISBURY GREEN, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 7DQ

    ODS code J82216

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Knowle Shops

    BCT · Knowle Village

    0.1 miles
  • Knowle Cottages

    BCT · Knowle Village

    0.1 miles
  • Knowle Cottages

    BCT · Knowle Village

    0.1 miles
  • North Square

    BCT · Knowle Village

    0.2 miles
  • Mayles Corner

    BCT · Knowle Village

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Winchester 013H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,990 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Orchard Lea Junior School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

213 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 133 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.