Is SO32 2HN a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

SO32 2HN is a postcode in Bishop's Waltham, Winchester, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SO32 2HN, then scores the surrounding small area 48/100 - bottom 37% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SO32 2HN are health and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for SO32 2HN is based on Winchester 013 Census 2021. It covers 11,747 residents, 235 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 42, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 67% owner-occupied, 20% privately rented, 11% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 6/10.

For property prices near SO32 2HN, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SO32 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £505k from 148 rolling sales, up 3.1% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near SO32 2HN by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near SO32 2HN; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.