SO22 postcode area guide — Winchester
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SO22 postcode district in Winchester — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SO22
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.5%
Gigabit-capable
81.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SO22 postcode district (Winchester) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 725 postcodes Ofcom measures in SO22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.5%.
Around 0% of premises in SO22 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SO22
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SO22 4AA | 100% | 100% |
| SO22 4AB | 100% | 100% |
| SO22 4AD | 100% | 100% |
| SO22 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| SO22 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| SO22 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| SO22 4AH | 100% | 100% |
| SO22 4AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SO22 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| SO22 4AN | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Winchester
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Winchester district (61,679 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
87.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
51.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
90.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SO22
Police recorded 221 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SO22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 87 | 39.4% |
| Shoplifting | 30 | 13.6% |
| Public order | 25 | 11.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 | 10.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 16 | 7.2% |
| Drugs | 14 | 6.3% |
| Other theft | 11 | 5.0% |
| Other crime | 6 | 2.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SO22
Based on 315 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SO22 is £500,000, down 4.8% on the previous year (£525,000).
Detached
£845,000
97 sales
Semi-detached
£500,000
76 sales
Terraced
£420,000
91 sales
Flat / maisonette
£290,000
48 sales
Latest recorded sales in SO22
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £965,000 | Detached | Sparkford Road | SO22 4NL |
| 15 May 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached | St Matthews Road | SO22 6BT |
| 12 May 2026 | £497,500 | Terraced | Greenhill Road | SO22 5EA |
| 7 May 2026 | £1,020,000 | Detached | Appulby Gardens | SO22 6HW |
| 1 May 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Kestrel Close | SO22 4QF |
| 1 May 2026 | £630,000 | Other | Wren Close | SO22 4HX |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Flat | Bereweeke Road | SO22 6BB |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £535,000 | Detached | Treble Close | SO22 4JN |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached | Battery Hill | SO22 4BY |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £785,000 | Terraced | Cheriton Road | SO22 5EF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Winchester demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Winchester district (127,444 residents, 51,712 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.8% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 18.5% |
| 45–64 | 20.1% |
| 65+ | 20.9% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.6% |
| Private rented | 17.7% |
| Social rented | 5.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SO22
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings' School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,737 | SO22 5PN |
| The Westgate School | All-through | 4–16 | 1,649 | SO22 5AZ |
| Henry Beaufort School | Secondary | 11–16 | 979 | SO22 6JJ |
| Weeke Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 394 | SO22 6DR |
| Western Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 387 | SO22 5AR |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester | Primary | 2–11 | 357 | SO22 4JB |
| Barton Farm Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 345 | SO22 6HS |
| Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 204 | SO22 4HP |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SO22
116 rated food businesses operate in SO22. 98 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 360 Degree Sports Coaching, ABM Catering @ Weeke Primary School, ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Stanmore Primary School, Aldi, Amigo Shop.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SO22
From a sample of 177 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SO22 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 58% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
28%
Band C
29%
Band D
34%
Band E
7%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Winchester
Landlines around SO22 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.