SO23 8FB

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO23 8DF 46 m
SO23 8AA 68 m
SO23 8DG 69 m
SO23 8BA 84 m
SO23 8HW 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO23 8FB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 May 2001
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO23
Postcode sector
SO23 8
Latitude
51.063862
Longitude
-1.312759
British National Grid easting
448,254
British National Grid northing
129,617

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
E00118140
Lower layer super output area
Winchester 007A · E01023252
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. St Bede Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    295 m
  2. Swanwick Lodge

    Secure units

    476 m
  3. The Pilgrims School

    Other independent school

    529 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,132
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,262
  • Shoplifting 478
  • Drugs 254
  • Public order 243
  • Anti social behaviour 224

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST CLEMENTS PARTNERSHIP

    28 UPPER BROOK STREET, WINCHESTER, SO23 8DG

    ODS code J82035

    69 m

  • ST PAUL'S SURGERY

    ALISON WAY, WINCHESTER, SO22 5DD

    ODS code J82050

    649 m

  • FRIARSGATE PRACTICE

    STOCKBRIDGE ROAD, WEEKE, WINCHESTER, SO22 6EL

    ODS code J82130

    2.0 km

  • TWYFORD SURGERY

    HAZELEY ROAD, TWYFORD, WINCHESTER, SO21 1QY

    ODS code J82116

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Upper Brook Street

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • Marks & Spencer

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • North Walls

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Winchester

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Winchester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Winchester 007A, 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

19,513 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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 295 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 261 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,262 events.

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