SO23 8BZ

St Bartholomew · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO23 7XH 11 m
SO23 7GS 35 m
SO23 8DN 42 m
SO23 8DA 52 m
SO23 7DA 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO23 8BZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO23
Postcode sector
SO23 8
Latitude
51.065918
Longitude
-1.313641
British National Grid easting
448,190
British National Grid northing
129,845

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
E00118152
Lower layer super output area
Winchester 006A · E01023251
Middle layer super output area
Winchester 006 · E02004834

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. St Bede Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    174 m
  2. Swanwick Lodge

    Secure units

    508 m
  3. Osborne School

    Community special school

    587 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,164
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,291
  • Shoplifting 478
  • Drugs 251
  • Public order 244
  • Anti social behaviour 223

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO23 8 residents
3,011

Age bands in SO23 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.7%

297 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.5%

505 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.4%

901 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

763 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

597 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

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST CLEMENTS PARTNERSHIP

    28 UPPER BROOK STREET, WINCHESTER, SO23 8DG

    ODS code J82035

    181 m

  • ST PAUL'S SURGERY

    ALISON WAY, WINCHESTER, SO22 5DD

    ODS code J82050

    543 m

  • FRIARSGATE PRACTICE

    STOCKBRIDGE ROAD, WEEKE, WINCHESTER, SO22 6EL

    ODS code J82130

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • North Walls

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • The Arc

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • The Arc

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • River Park Leisure Centre

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • City Road

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Winchester 006A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,082 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Bede Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 174 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,164 published events cover 12 months, averaging 263.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,291 events.

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