SO23 9BT

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO23 9BU 23 m
SO23 9AH 28 m
SO23 9HN 48 m
SO23 9AU 50 m
SO23 9GZ 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO23 9BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO23
Postcode sector
SO23 9
Latitude
51.062637
Longitude
-1.315431
British National Grid easting
448,068
British National Grid northing
129,479

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
E00118215
Lower layer super output area
Winchester 007D · E01023264
Middle layer super output area
Winchester 007 · E02004835

Postcode source versions

Explore SO23

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, High Street, Winchester, SO23 9BT 20 October 2021 £1,625,000
47, High Street, Winchester, SO23 9BT 5 July 2016 £2,999,031
57, First And Second Floor Maisonette, High Street, Winchester, SO23 9BT 2 May 2006 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Swanwick Lodge

    Secure units

    289 m
  2. The Pilgrims School

    Other independent school

    424 m
  3. St Bede Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    505 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,180
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,315
  • Shoplifting 457
  • Public order 263
  • Drugs 249
  • Anti social behaviour 227

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO23 9 residents
4,913

Age bands in SO23 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

766 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.7%

871 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.3%

944 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

1,075 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

997 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

4

within 5 km

  • ST CLEMENTS PARTNERSHIP

    28 UPPER BROOK STREET, WINCHESTER, SO23 8DG

    ODS code J82035

    289 m

  • ST PAUL'S SURGERY

    ALISON WAY, WINCHESTER, SO22 5DD

    ODS code J82050

    558 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

    4.8 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

  • Jewry Street

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • Jewry Street

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • Upper Brook Street

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • St. Thomas Church

    BCT · Winchester

    0.1 miles
  • St. Thomas Church

    BCT · 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,625,000 from 1 recorded sale in SO23 9BT. 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Swanwick Lodge is the nearest published school at 289 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,180 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,315 events.

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