SO3 2HQ

Whiteley and Shedfield · Winchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Winchester
Constituency
Hamble Valley
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO32 2HQ 1 m
SO32 2HD 26 m
SO32 2HR 531 m
SO32 2JZ 573 m
SO32 2HN 666 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO3 2HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 2
Latitude
50.921310
Longitude
-1.213933
British National Grid easting
455,348
British National Grid northing
113,834

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Winchester · E07000094
Parish or community
E04004682
Westminster constituency
Hamble Valley · E14001263
Output area
E00118237
Lower layer super output area
Winchester 013B · E01023271
Middle layer super output area
Winchester 013 · E02004841

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km
  2. Curdridge Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km
  3. Swanmore College

    Community school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
125
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Other theft 11
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Public order 7

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WICKHAM SURGERY

    HOUGHTON WAY, WICKHAM, FAREHAM, PO17 5GU

    ODS code J82034

    2.6 km

  • BISHOPS WALTHAM SURGERY

    LOWER LANE, BISHOPS WALTHAM, SOUTHAMPTON, SO32 1GR

    ODS code J82064

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Sandy Hill

    BCT · Shedfield

    0.6 miles
  • Sandy Hill

    BCT · Shedfield

    0.6 miles
  • The Black Dog

    BCT · Waltham Chase

    0.7 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Shedfield

    0.7 miles
  • The Black Dog

    BCT · Waltham Chase

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Winchester 013B, 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

18,823 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

125 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 71 events.

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