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SO23

UK postcode district

Part of Winchester

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,620
Current units
812
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
8

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
808

Postcode sectors in SO23

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

7 sectors
13,993 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
114a, Christchurch Road, Winchester, SO23 9TG 27 July 2026 £920,000
23, Churchill Close, Kings Worthy, Winchester, SO23 7PD 26 July 2026 £540,000
12, Nuns Road, Winchester, SO23 7EF 24 July 2026 £905,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,004
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,184
  • Shoplifting 478
  • Public order 257
  • Drugs 250
  • Anti social behaviour 222

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SO23 usual residents
23,309
Age-profile population
23,933

Age bands in SO23

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.9%
3,798 residents
Age 15 to 24
15.3%
3,669 residents
Age 25 to 44
24.9%
5,959 residents
Age 45 to 64
24.8%
5,927 residents
Age 65 and over
19.1%
4,580 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 691 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80%
Gigabit-capable
80%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 620 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 256 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • ST CLEMENTS PARTNERSHIP

    28 UPPER BROOK STREET, WINCHESTER, SO23 8DG

    ODS code J82035

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £485,000 from 1,857 recorded sales in SO23. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Winchester is £471,136 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3,004 published events cover 12 months, averaging 250 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,184 events.

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