SO23 3SW

St Michael · Winchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Winchester
Constituency
Winchester
Postcode district
SO23
Postcode sector
SO23 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO23 3SB 0 m
SO23 3SD 0 m
SO23 3SE 0 m
SO23 3SF 0 m
SO23 3SG 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO23 3SW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO23
Postcode sector
SO23 3
Latitude
51.061066
Longitude
-1.311316
British National Grid easting
448,358
British National Grid northing
129,307

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Winchester · E07000094
Parish or community
E43000074
Westminster constituency
Winchester · E14001587
Output area
E00118199
Lower layer super output area
Winchester 007D · E01023264
Middle layer super output area
Winchester 007 · E02004835

Postcode source versions

Explore SO23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. The Pilgrims School

    Other independent school

    251 m
  2. Winchester College

    Other independent school

    314 m
  3. St Bede Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    586 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,289
  • Shoplifting 477
  • Public order 259
  • Drugs 254
  • Anti social behaviour 225

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • ST CLEMENTS PARTNERSHIP

    28 UPPER BROOK STREET, WINCHESTER, SO23 8DG

    ODS code J82035

    387 m

  • ST PAUL'S SURGERY

    ALISON WAY, WINCHESTER, SO22 5DD

    ODS code J82050

    892 m

  • FRIARSGATE PRACTICE

    STOCKBRIDGE ROAD, WEEKE, WINCHESTER, SO22 6EL

    ODS code J82130

    2.3 km

  • TWYFORD SURGERY

    HAZELEY ROAD, TWYFORD, WINCHESTER, SO21 1QY

    ODS code J82116

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Broadway Guildhall

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway Guildhall

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Winchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Winchester 007D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,676 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. The Pilgrims School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 264.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,289 events.

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