SO21 1BF

Alresford and Itchen Valley · Winchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Winchester
Constituency
Winchester
Postcode district
SO21
Postcode sector
SO21 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO21 1BE 41 m
SO21 1FJ 52 m
SO21 1DJ 74 m
SO21 1XA 156 m
SO21 1BY 175 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO21 1BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2003
Terminated
1 April 2006
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO21
Postcode sector
SO21 1
Latitude
51.094327
Longitude
-1.237078
British National Grid easting
453,522
British National Grid northing
133,057

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Winchester · E07000094
Parish or community
E04004671
Westminster constituency
Winchester · E14001587
Output area
E00118067
Lower layer super output area
Winchester 002A · E01023236
Middle layer super output area
Winchester 002 · E02004830

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Itchen Abbas Primary School

    Community school

    63 m
  2. Prince's Mead School

    Other independent school

    3.4 km
  3. Kings Worthy Primary School

    Community school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
35
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Burglary 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Other theft 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO21 1 residents
8,143

Age bands in SO21 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

1,521 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

673 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

1,644 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,270 residents

Age 65 and over
23%

1,820 residents

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.

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Itchen Abbas

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Itchen Abbas

    0.1 miles
  • Old Station Road

    BCT · Itchen Abbas

    0.2 miles
  • Old Station Road

    BCT · Itchen Abbas

    0.2 miles
  • Rectory Lane

    BCT · Itchen Abbas

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Winchester 002A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,333 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Itchen Abbas Primary School is the nearest published school at 63 m.

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

Recorded crime

35 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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