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SO3 2QS

Central Meon Valley · Winchester · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central Meon Valley
Local authority
Winchester
Constituency
Winchester
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO32 2QS 2 m
SO32 2UQ 510 m
SO32 2QQ 526 m
SO32 2QT 642 m
SO32 2QR 653 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO3 2QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 2
Latitude
50.957429
Longitude
-1.170096
British National Grid easting
458,384
British National Grid northing
117,884

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Winchester · E07000094
Electoral ward
Central Meon Valley · E05010998
Parish or community
E04004687
Westminster constituency
Winchester · E14001587
Output area
E00118261
Lower layer super output area
Winchester 011B · E01023275
Middle layer super output area
Winchester 011 · E02004839

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  2. Droxford Junior School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

  3. Swanmore College

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BISHOPS WALTHAM SURGERY

    LOWER LANE, BISHOPS WALTHAM, SOUTHAMPTON, SO32 1GR

    ODS code J82064

    3.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Hampton Hill

    BCT · Swanmore

    1.0 miles

  • Moorlands Road

    BCT · Swanmore

    1.0 miles

  • Moorlands Road

    BCT · Swanmore

    1.0 miles

  • Hampton Hill

    BCT · Swanmore

    1.0 miles

  • St Barnabas Church

    BCT · Swanmore

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Winchester 011B, 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

26,407 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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