Postcode sector · Alresford

SO24 4 area guide

Who lives in SO24 4, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Winchester
Region: South East
Population: 1,816 (2024)

SO24 4Postcode sector · Alresford

At a glance

What SO24 4 is like

The SO24 4 postcode sector in Winchester covers 6 live postcodes and is home to about 1,816 people in 913 households. 61.1% of households own their home, 17.1% rent privately and 20.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 45.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How SO24 4 compares

Headline figures for SO24 4, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 15.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

4.2/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 16 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£63,047

Average annual income before tax, higher than 73% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SO24 4 differs most from the national average.

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An older population
39% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

SO24 4 FAQs

Is SO24 4 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 4.2 out of 10 (good).

Is SO24 4 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around SO24 4, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SO24 4?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 8.9% of residents. 61.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (30.4%).

Which council covers SO24 4?

The local authority for SO24 4 is Winchester.

SO24 4 comes under Winchester in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SO24 4?

Connectivity scores 4.2 out of 10.

There are 16 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.2 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Alresford (Mid Hants Railway), 0.1 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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