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Thinking of living at SO23 9RJ? 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.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Faith's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 83% met the expected standard |
| Stanmore Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 59% met the expected standard |
| Oliver's Battery Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.5 km | 55% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Winchester | Primary | 1.6 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Kings' School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 57.8 · 29.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Westgate School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 59.8 · 28.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Henry Beaufort School | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 50.5 · 17% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Winchester College | Independent | 1.5 km | 79.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Pilgrims School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Twyford School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
Every primary near SO23 9RJ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Winchester College (Ridding Meads Playing Fields) | 920 m | 17 |
| Swimming | Winchester College Sports Centre | 1000 m | 7 |
| Cricket | St Cross Symondians Cricket Club | 240 m | 4 |
| Squash | Winchester College Sports Centre | 1000 m | 4 |
| Golf | Hockley Golf Club | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Friary Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Winchester Sport & Leisure Park | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Westgate Badminton Centre | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Winchester Sport & Leisure Park | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Winchester Sport & Leisure Park | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Winchester Sports Stadium | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | King George V skatepark | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Canoeing | Winchester & District Canoe Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Judo | Winchester Lido | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Aikido | Winchester Lido | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Winchester Rugby Football Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. 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: 49% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Winchester, a short drive or bike ride (2.3 km), with 4.6m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is The Bell Inn, 150 m away, with a bus about every 12 minutes on weekdays (route 1); 21 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 8 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St Faith's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 83% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is The Westgate School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Kings' School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 57.8 · 29.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Westgate School (1.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's Badger Farm, 1.1 km away, with St Cross Service Station closer still (800 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Badger Farm Surgery (1.0 km), with Badger Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, Nirvana is 1.6 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, 800 m 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 81 restaurants and cafés and 23 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Hundred Mens Hall is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Bell Inn the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 133 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 76% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Winchester).
There are 422 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 48% flats and 10% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Friary Gardens, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Sarah Crudgington Fitness and Sports Massage (700 m).
8 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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Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 13 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 75 km.
Most households own their home, 33% rent privately.
It's young: 27% of residents are aged 15–29.
It's highly educated: 55% of adults have a degree.
There's a sizeable student population: 18% of adults were full-time students in 2021.
The nearest university is University of Winchester, 1.4 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.