UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/winchester
Council areaSouth East, England
House prices in Winchester
Homes in Winchester sold for a median of £460,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,515 standard sales.
That puts it among the dearest third of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,248 | £645,000 | £508,000 to £900,000 | £4,992/m²from 72 sales |
| Semi-detached | 873 | £412,000 | £355,000 to £530,000 | £4,379/m²from 41 sales |
| Terraced | 870 | £385,000 | £315,000 to £537,000 | £4,505/m²from 23 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 524 | £242,000 | £189,000 to £319,000 | £3,725/m²from 20 sales |
Detached houses were the most common type sold in Winchester, at 36% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 25%.
309 sales in Winchester, or 9%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Prices over time
The median rose 24%, from £370,000 in 2016 to £460,000 in 2025, less than the 30% rise across the South East as a whole.
Postcode districts in Winchester
The dearest district was SO24 (Alresford), at £572,500, and the cheapest was PO17 (Fareham), at £330,000.
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Post towns in Winchester, by number of sales: Winchester (SO21, SO22, SO23), Southampton (SO32), Alresford (SO24), Fareham (PO17).
- SO24Alresford, 252 salesMedian price £572,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- SO21Winchester, 421 salesMedian price £565,000Price per square metre £4,854Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- SO22Winchester, 769 salesMedian price £535,000Price per square metre £5,882Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −11%
- SO23Winchester, 643 salesMedian price £488,000Price per square metre £5,210Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- SO32Southampton, 845 salesMedian price £432,000Price per square metre £4,179Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −3%
- PO17Fareham, 178 salesMedian price £330,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 −9%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in SO23 (Winchester) and SO24 (Alresford), up 6%, and fell most in SO22 (Winchester), down 11%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Fellowes Rise, Winchester (SO22)32 sales
- Merion Road, Botley (SO32)28 sales
- Kingsman Drive, Botley (SO32)25 sales
- Gregg Close, Swanmore (SO32)17 sales
- Harrier Crescent, Botley (SO32)17 sales
- Boundary Walk, Knowle (PO17)16 sales
- Winchester Road, Waltham Chase (SO32)16 sales
- Consort Mews, Knowle (PO17)15 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Chilbolton Avenue, Winchester (SO22, £1,100,000), Main Road, Littleton (SO22, £852,500) and Fairfield Road, Winchester (SO22, terraced houses, £780,000).
The cheapest were Consort Mews, Knowle (PO17, flats, £194,500), Romsey Road, Winchester (SO22, £258,000) and Northlands Drive, Winchester (SO23, flats, £275,000).
Living in Winchester
Crime
59 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 74 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
71% of homes can get it
Lower than 93 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
43% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,360 a year in Winchester for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 66 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the South East
Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Winchester and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Wokingham£488,000
- Sevenoaks£482,500
- Reigate and Banstead£480,000
- Surrey Heath£479,000
- Spelthorne£461,000
- Buckinghamshire£460,000
- Hart£460,000
- Winchester, this council area£460,000
- Runnymede£456,000
- Oxford£450,000
- South Oxfordshire£450,000
- Woking£450,000
- Mid Sussex£440,000
- Tunbridge Wells£435,000
- Horsham£433,500
About these figures
Winchester's figures come from 3,515 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 6 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in Winchester, so their sales add up to 3,108 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 10% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.