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On Compton Street, in Oliver's Battery and Hursley
What it's like at SO21 2AS: every home that has sold on Compton Street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Compton Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 25 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Beechcroft, Compton StreetDetached | Jun 2015 | £855,000 | 200 m² | £4,275/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, The Paddock, Compton StreetDetached | Dec 2019 | £990,000 | 209 m² | £4,737/m² | 2 |
| 3, The Paddock, Compton StreetDetached | Dec 2019 | £1,070,000 | 209 m² | £5,120/m² | 1 |
| Cheniston, Compton StreetDetached | Dec 2013 | £2,000,000 | 448 m² | £4,464/m² | 4 |
| Cherrycroft, Compton StreetDetached | Jul 2009 | £500,000 | 176 m² | £2,841/m² | 1 |
| Cheyney House, Compton StreetDetached | May 2007 | £890,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Church Farm, Compton StreetSemi-detached | Oct 1997 | £68,552 | 155 m² | £442/m² | 1 |
| Little Pensbury, Compton StreetDetached | Oct 2001 | £400,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Parsonage Barn, Compton StreetDetached | Apr 2020 | £1,400,000 | 375 m² | £3,733/m² | 1 |
| Parsonage Farmhouse, Compton StreetDetached | Jul 2025 | £920,000 | 167 m² | £5,509/m² | 1 |
| Rutlands, Compton StreetDetached | Mar 2007 | £900,000 | 452 m² | £1,991/m² | 1 |
| The Chequers, Compton StreetDetached | Aug 2023 | £500,000 | 140 m² | £3,571/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Parsonage Barn | II | 100 m |
| the Red House | II | 110 m |
| Drovers Cottage | II | 120 m |
| 7 Tombchests in All Saints Churchyard, 4 10 Metres North of Church to Wilfred Barr and Wife, to George Barr and to George Barr and Wife. 3 at East End to Roger Harris and to Sophia Harris | II | 140 m |
| Church of All Saints | II* | 150 m |
| Church Cottage | II | 150 m |
| Cherrycroft | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Winchester constituency: Dr Danny Chambers MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 13,821 (24.2%), turnout 73%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 53%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 8%, Labour 5%.
7 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SO21 2AS →
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Compton Street in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 19 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.9% | 2.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.3% | 81.5% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.8% | 8.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.9% | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Hillhead · about 33 min
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