Winchester

17°CCloudy

• Today: 19° / 17° · 76% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:26

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

313 reported · July 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences114
• Shoplifting41
• Anti-social behaviour34
• Public order31

30 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Winchester Central · Hampshire

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

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)

386 food businesses within 2 miles

• 342 rated 4–5 ★ (306 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Winchester (0.3 km)
• 68 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£471,136 average▲ 4.6% YoY

Across Winchester · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (10.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · Asda (10.7 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

48 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 237 kW
• Nearest: ICUEVE900606 (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms4
• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches44
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds18

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Winchester City Council approves Sea Lanes lido bid· 11 Sept 2026
• Council camera evidence secures successful fly-tipping conviction· 10 Sept 2026
• Record number of participants attend popular accessible sporting event· 4 Sept 2026
• Major step forward for Central Winchester Regeneration· 25 Aug 2026
• Winchester Green Fair returns for 2026· 20 Aug 2026

Source: Winchester Council

127,444 residents in Winchester · 193/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,360 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Winchester

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

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

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

210 applications decided

95.7% granted · 201 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal Democrat

Winchester

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 4
• LD 36
• Grn 4
• Oth 1

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

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens154
• Restaurants & cafés95

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

9,005 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,574 jobs advertised · £35,980 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Patrol, NTP Teacher, SEND Teacher

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

11% low-carbon electricity

Gas 53% · Imports 37% · Biomass 5% · Wind 3%

236 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.5 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Winchester:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership454 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership394 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s356 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office288 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases264 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

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

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  Hampshire Archives and Local Studies · 0.2 km

  Hampshire Archives and Local Studies holds the archives for the county of Hampshire. The archives are located in Sussex Street, Winchester, and are run by Hampshire County Council.

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  Corn Exchange, Winchester · 0.2 km

  The Corn Exchange, also known as The Arc, is a commercial building in Jewry Street in Winchester, Hampshire, England. The structure, which is currently used as a cultural hub, is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Westgate, Winchester · 0.2 km

  The Westgate is one of two surviving fortified gateways in Winchester, England formerly part of Winchester City Walls. The earliest surviving fabric is of Anglo-Saxon character. The gate was rebuilt in the 12th centur…

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  Castle Hill, Winchester · 0.2 km

  Castle Hill is a series of buildings used as council offices in Winchester, Hampshire, England. There are two main structures both of which are Grade II listed buildings: the Castle Hill Offices on the east of Castle…

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  Winchester United Church · 0.2 km

  Winchester United Church is a joint United Reformed and Methodist church in the centre of the city of Winchester in the English county of Hampshire. Built between 1852 and 1853 to the Gothic Revival design of architec…

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  St Peter's Church, Winchester · 0.2 km

  St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Winchester, England. It was built in 1924 and designed by Frederick Walters in the Gothic revival style. It is situated on Jewry Street, backing onto St Peter's Street,…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)