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Thinking of living at SO21 2AS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the supermarket and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Twyford St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.9 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| Kings' School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 57.8 · 29.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thornden School | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 59.9 · 27% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Westgate School | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 59.8 · 28.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Twyford School | Independent | 1.8 km | – |
| Winchester College | Independent | 3.6 km | 79.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Pilgrims School | Independent | 3.7 km | – |
Every primary near SO21 2AS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Compton Memorial Playing Field | 940 m | 22 |
| Swimming | Compton Lock | 960 m | 6 |
| Cricket | St Cross Symondians Cricket Club | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Golf | South Winchester Golf Club | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Squash | Winchester College Sports Centre | 3.1 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Friary Bowls Club | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Winchester Sport & Leisure Park | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Westgate Badminton Centre | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Winchester Sport & Leisure Park | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Winchester Sport & Leisure Park | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Winchester Sports Stadium | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | King George V skatepark | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Morestead Stables | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Canoeing | Winchester & District Canoe Club | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Judo | Winchester Lido | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Aikido | Winchester Lido | 4.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Shawford, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 140k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Compton Street, 300 m away, with a bus about every 11 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 623); 11 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Compton All Saints Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kings' School, 3.4 km away; Attainment 8: 57.8 · 29.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Westgate School (3.4 km) and Thornden School (5.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Badger Farm, 1.9 km away, with Hiltonbury Jerseys (Farm Shop And Ice Cream Trailer) closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Twyford Surgery (1.8 km), with Pharmacy Twyford Surgery the closest pharmacy (1.8 km).
For a haircut, Raymonde is 1.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, 2.8 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Platform 1 is the closest café or restaurant (950 m), and Romsey Comrades Club the nearest pub (1.5 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 138 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 51% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Olivers Battery Recreation Ground, 1.6 km away; for exercise, Sarah Crudgington Fitness and Sports Massage (2.7 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 10 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 79 km.
7 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 53% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is University of Winchester, 3.5 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.