Winchester: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£746,246

Semi-detached

£469,390

Terraced

£390,267

Flat or maisonette

£229,970

First-time buyers

£345,021

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  98,388 in 1991 → 135,632 in 2024 (+37.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £264,661 in 2005 → £463,025 in 2026 (+75.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £464 in 2008 → £727 in 2025 (+56.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  79.5% in 2004 → 81.1% in 2023 (+2.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.7% in 2001 → 2.0% in 2025 (+185.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £14,390 in 1997 → £34,756 in 2024 (+141.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Winchester; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills84.8% (2024/25) · 6th highest of 313
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing6.5% (2020 to 2024) · 8th lowest of 373
• Job density · Economy & work1.34 jobs per resident (2024) · 10th highest of 350
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work65.5% (2021) · 18th highest of 374

Where it ranks worst

• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access39% (May 2024) · 312th highest of 318
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access69.3% (January 2026) · 332nd highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work8.4% (2024) · 322nd highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing10.1× earnings (April 2025) · 263rd lowest of 316

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hampshire, which includes Winchester.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.7 years · England 80.0 · 21st highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.0 years · England 83.8 · 28th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)64.2 years · England 60.9 · 24th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)65.1 years · England 61.3 · 22nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)267.6 per 100k · England 321.0 · 24th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.7% · England 10.4 · 23rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.7% · England 64.6 · 61st lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hampshire, which includes Winchester.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.9% · England 68.3 · 19th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.9 score · England 46.0 · 71st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.4% · England 5.8 · 89th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)11.3% · England 19.8 · 19th lowest of 153