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Curbridge (Winchester)

Curbridge (Winchester) is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 10 bus stops and Botley railway station 1.8 km away. There were around 36 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Curbridge (Winchester) area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Winchester area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 127,444 residents at roughly 193 people per km².

Council
Winchester
County
Hampshire
Constituency
Meon Valley
Police force
Hampshire
75/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 2nd of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.

Low crime81
Home affordability23
Affordable rents29
Good schools95
Life expectancy96
Low deprivation92
Employment92
Low council tax69

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 19° / 14° · 15% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:28

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

39 reported · July 2026 105% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences28
  • Anti-social behaviour3
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Twyford, Colden Common, Owslebury and Curbridge · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

305 reported road collisions (2024)

100 killed or seriously injured · 409 casualties · 23.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

120 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 103 rated 4–5 ★ (92 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Botley (1.8 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Botley (1.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£471,136 average 4.6% YoY

Across Winchester · to 2026-06

Detached£758,684
Semi-detached£477,453
Terraced£397,078
Flat£234,733

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,505 average monthly rent 3.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,015
  • 2 bed £1,316
  • 3 bed £1,620

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

10.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.7 times median annual pay (10.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (8 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

36 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Botley Service Station (1.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches17
  • Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

127,444 residents in Winchester · 193/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 293 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,360 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 58,720)

A £1,573
B £1,835
C £2,098
D £2,360
E £2,884
F £3,409
G £3,933
H £4,720

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

62 schools · 18,579 pupils

43 primary · 4 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 18 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

51inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Kings' SchoolGood
  • Henry Beaufort School
  • Perins School
  • Swanmore College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Winchester

Care & health services

1,436 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes482
  • GP practices163
  • Dentists325
  • Homecare agencies362
  • Hospitals & hospices35

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

210 applications decided

95.7% granted · 201 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Paul Holmes

Conservative

Hamble Valley

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 4
  • LD 36
  • Grn 4
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,005 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£856 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,756 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 61,801 certificates

9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

69% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Gas 28% · Solar 11% · Nuclear 8%

118 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86.5 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hamble Valley:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Curbridge, Hampshire · 0.5 km

    Curbridge is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Curdridge, in the Winchester district, in the county of Hampshire, England. In 1951 the parish had a population of 444.

  • Burridge · 1.7 km

    Burridge is a small village in the Borough of Fareham, south of Hampshire, England. It lies approximately 14 miles south of Winchester on the A3051 between Botley and Park Gate. It is also to the north of Sarisbury an…

  • Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses · 1.9 km

    Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses is a 352.7-hectare (872-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Fareham in Hampshire.

  • Botley railway station · 1.9 km

    Botley railway station serves Botley and the surrounding areas in the English county of Hampshire. The station is on the railway line between Eastleigh and Fareham, 78 miles 72 chains (127.0 km) from London Waterloo.

  • The Curdridge Country Show · 2.0 km

    The Curdridge Country Show is an annual country fair in Curdridge, Hampshire, England. The event is held mid-July on a Saturday, and attracts up to 7000 attendees each year. 2025 is Curdriges 69th year

  • Botley, Hampshire · 2.1 km

    Botley is a historic village in Hampshire, England, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Southampton. It was developed as a natural crossing point for the River Hamble, and received its first market charter from Hen…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Curbridge (Winchester)?
Curbridge (Winchester) is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Winchester local authority.
How deprived is Curbridge (Winchester)?
The Winchester local authority, which includes Curbridge (Winchester), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.