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Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham neighbourhood of Winchester, England (ONS area Winchester 013). Headline figures assembled 3 November 2026. Postcodes PO15, PO17, SO30, SO32. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO30 2QR.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Winchester (3 of 17 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £390,000 and flats for £210,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). The nearest railway station, Botley, is 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 1.6 times the borough's rate, but there are about 3.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 3 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£390,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£210,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +18% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.10; 3 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 8 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 4 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£70,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.6 times the borough's rate
A busy centre, with about 3.1 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (36,985 jobs in 2024 against 11,744 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham sits in Winchester
- Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Winchester
- Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Winchester with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 6th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Winchester
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 3 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 3 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Winchester, 3 the other way and 11 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Plug-in car growth
- New-build activity
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Income deprivation ranking
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Botley Railway station, 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Portsmouth Harbour (about 38 min) and London Waterloo (about 95 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Wickham Church of England Primary School 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 (Mar 2026).
- Nearest state secondary school The Henry Cort Community College 3.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 (Jan 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham
What is the typical house price in Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham?
£390,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +12% against 2017-2019.
How does Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham compare with the rest of Winchester?
Typical house price: 2nd lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Winchester. Typical flat price: 3rd lowest of the 9 neighbourhoods in Winchester with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 6th lowest of 14 neighbourhoods in Winchester.
Is Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.10; 3 of 17 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham?
Botley. Railway station, 3.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to Portsmouth Harbour (about 38 min) and London Waterloo (about 95 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Whiteley, Knowle & Wickham?
Nearest state primary school. Wickham Church of England Primary School. 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 6 areas, Expected standard in 1 (Mar 2026). Nearest state secondary school. The Henry Cort Community College. 3.9 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 (Jan 2026).
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.