City · Hampshire

Winchester area guide

Who lives in Winchester, how they live, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Winchester
Region: South East
Population: 49,236 (2024)

WinchesterCity · Hampshire

At a glance

What Winchester is like

Winchester is a city in the South East. It is home to about 49,236 people across 18,724 households. 54.7% of households own their home, 21.6% rent privately and 22.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 20–24, and 50.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How Winchester compares

Headline figures for Winchester, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.8/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 22.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 44 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

93%

Rated good or better across 15 inspected schools in Winchester.

Household incomeMore

£69,915

Average annual income before tax, higher than 84% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where Winchester differs most from the national average.

01
A student area
18.1% of adults are full-time students, against 7.9% across England. Expect HMO demand and term-time turnover.
02
Well-rated schoolsPositive
93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

Winchester FAQs

Is Winchester a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.8 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is Winchester safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around Winchester, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in Winchester?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 20–24, at 10.3% of residents. 54.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (26%).

How well connected is Winchester?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 44 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Winchester Rail Station, 0.3 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. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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