Renting in Winchester

Average Rent in Winchester: £1,400/mo

Rent in Winchester before the rush.

Median asking rent across 2,335 live Winchester listings on 5 portals from £425/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,400 /month

2,335 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Winchester by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£875/mo	67
1 bed	£725/mo	849
2 bed	£1,500/mo	509
3 bed	£1,700/mo	319
4+ bed	£2,500/mo	505
Room (house share)	£670/mo	86

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Winchester

What it costs to rent in Winchester

Winchester currently has 2,335 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,400 a month. 34 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 52% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SO25 at around £695/mo, while SO20 sits nearer £2,100/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Winchester around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

Rent by property size

Average rent in Winchester by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,335 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Winchester

£875/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Winchester is £875 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 67 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Winchester

£725/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Winchester is £725 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 849 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Winchester

£1,500/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Winchester is £1,500 a month, 7% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 509 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Winchester

£1,700/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Winchester is £1,700 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 319 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Winchester

£2,500/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Winchester is £2,500 a month, 79% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 505 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Winchester

£670/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Winchester house share is £670 a month, 52% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 86 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Winchester rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Winchester. Latest: £1,505/mo (Jul 26, +3.8% YoY).

Latest

£1,505

Jul 26

Annual

+3.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,124

Aug 21

Total change

+34%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Winchester pay goes on rent?

Renters in Winchester spend an estimated 47% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,505/mo

£18,060/yr

Median pay

£38,352/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

47%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Property types

What’s on offer in Winchester

Flats & apartments

615

45% of listings

Houses

663

48% of listings

Rooms

6% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Winchester — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 42% of the 679 houses currently advertised in Winchester.

Terraced
42%288
Semi-detached
35%236
Detached
11%74
Other house
10%65
Bungalow
2%16

Rent by postcode

Where Winchester rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,730 live listings in 17 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Winchester

1SO20£2,100/mo3 rentals
2SO21£1,650/mo17 rentals
3SO24£1,600/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Winchester

1SO25£695/mo57 rentals
2SO15£975/mo25 rentals
3SO17£1,173/mo38 rentals

Features · Winchester

Garden, parking, and floor area in Winchester

Live signal across 2,335 Winchester rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

93%

of 488 Winchester listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

91%

of 682 Winchester listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£1.57 /sqft

Median 990 sqft across 516 Winchester listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Winchester this week

34 homes came onto the Winchester rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Winchester

Most Winchester homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band D–E across 57,980 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

4.12

≈ Band D–E

Stock

58k

57,980 properties

A
5%3,040
B
13%7,460
C
23%13,530
D
19%11,040
E
16%9,090
F
12%7,120
G
10%5,970
H
1%740

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Winchester

46% of Winchester premises can already get full-fibre and 64% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

46%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

64%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

95%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

374 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
46%
Gigabit-capable
64%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
95%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Winchester), July 2025, covering 56,962 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Winchester homes

55% of Winchester homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

55%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

45%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

48k

47,745 EPCs

A
2%823
B
21%9,866
C
33%15,789
D
30%14,397
E
11%5,027
F
3%1,467
G
1%376

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Winchester. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Winchester

7 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Winchester centroid. The five closest:

1
St Bede Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · SO23 7DD
0.33 mi
2
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · SO23 0PS
0.43 mi
3
Winnall Primary School
Primary · Community school · SO23 0NY
0.52 mi
4
Osborne School
Not applicable · Community special school · SO23 7GA
0.66 mi
5
St Faith's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · SO23 9QB
0.85 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Winchester centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Winchester

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Winchester has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 32 of 32 postcode districts analysed, the median was 92 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Winchester is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

92 crimes per area (median)
32 of 32 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Winchester’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Winchester

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Weeke has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Winchester.

Weeke
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (74) · pop. ~8,000
21
per 1k
Stanmore
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (90) · pop. ~5,000
48
per 1k
Highcliffe
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (52) · pop. ~4,000
42
per 1k
St Cross
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (96) · pop. ~3,000
83
per 1k
Winnall
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (59) · pop. ~3,000
65
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

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Winchester listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Winchester.

Rightmove

1090

PrimeLocation

449

OnTheMarket

439

OpenRent

271

SpareRoom

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Frequently asked

Renting in Winchester — your questions answered

How much is rent in Winchester?

The average (median) asking rent in Winchester is £1,400 a month — a 1-bed is £725 and a 2-bed £1,500, based on 2,335 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Winchester?

The median asking rent for a studio in Winchester is £875 a month, 37% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 67 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Winchester?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Winchester is £725 a month, 48% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 849 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Winchester?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Winchester is £1,500 a month, 7% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 509 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Winchester?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Winchester is £1,700 a month, 21% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 319 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Winchester?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Winchester is £2,500 a month, 79% above the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 505 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Winchester?

The median asking rent for a room in a Winchester house share is £670 a month, 52% below the city-wide median of £1,400, based on 86 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Winchester?

There are currently 2,335 rental properties available in Winchester, with 34 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Winchester safe for renters?

Winchester has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 92 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Winchester?

The most commonly reported crime category in Winchester is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

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