SO23 8WA

St Michael · Winchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Winchester
Local authority
Winchester
Constituency
Winchester
Postcode district
SO23
Postcode sector
SO23 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO23 8AQ 19 m
SO23 8BQ 30 m
SO23 8AF 39 m
SO23 8AE 58 m
SO23 8FL 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO23 8WA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1988
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO23
Postcode sector
SO23 8
Latitude
51.062766
Longitude
-1.311305
British National Grid easting
448,357
British National Grid northing
129,496

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
E00118154
Lower layer super output area
Winchester 006A · E01023251
Middle layer super output area
Winchester 006 · E02004834

Postcode source versions

Explore SO23

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Former Post Office Sorting Premises, Ground Floor, Middle Brook Street, Winchester, SO23 8WA 30 January 2014 £2,000,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. St Bede Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    397 m
  2. The Pilgrims School

    Other independent school

    425 m
  3. Winchester College

    Other independent school

    498 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,116
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,256
  • Shoplifting 477
  • Drugs 254
  • Public order 244
  • 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

    206 m

  • ST PAUL'S SURGERY

    ALISON WAY, WINCHESTER, SO22 5DD

    ODS code J82050

    791 m

  • FRIARSGATE PRACTICE

    STOCKBRIDGE ROAD, WEEKE, WINCHESTER, SO22 6EL

    ODS code J82130

    2.2 km

  • TWYFORD SURGERY

    HAZELEY ROAD, TWYFORD, WINCHESTER, SO21 1QY

    ODS code J82116

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Marks & Spencer

    BCT · Winchester

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · 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 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Bede Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 397 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,116 published events cover 12 months, averaging 259.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,256 events.

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