Renting in Winchester

Average Rent in Winchester

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Renting in Winchester

What it costs to rent in Winchester

Winchester currently has 1,980 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,366 a month. 81 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 53% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SO15 at around £938/mo, while SO21 sits nearer £1,625/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.

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Market snapshot

Winchester rental market at a glance

1,980

Active rentals in Winchester

£1,366/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Winchester

Median monthly rent, based on 1,980 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£695/mo	701
2 bed	£1,500/mo	400
3 bed	£1,700/mo	287
4+ bed	£2,475/mo	459
Room	£670/mo	77

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

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: £1,498/mo (Mar 26, +4.3% YoY).

Latest

£1,498

Mar 26

Annual

+4.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,111

Apr 21

Total change

+35%

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

£1,498/mo

£17,976/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.

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.

Property types

What’s on offer in Winchester

Flats & apartments

530

44% of listings

Houses

591

49% 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 40% of the 607 houses currently advertised in Winchester.

Terraced
40%244
Semi-detached
37%227
Detached
11%66
Other house
9%54
Bungalow
3%16

Rent by postcode

Where Winchester rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,329 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

1SO21£1,625/mo18 rentals
2SO22£1,600/mo617 rentals
3SO24£1,600/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Winchester

1SO15£938/mo16 rentals
2SO17£973/mo28 rentals
3SP10£1,013/mo6 rentals

Features · Winchester

Garden, parking, and floor area in Winchester

Live signal across 1,980 Winchester rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

92%

of 423 Winchester listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

91%

of 589 Winchester listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£1.53 /sqft

Median 1,019 sqft across 428 Winchester listings that publish floor area.

Area safety

Safety in Winchester

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Winchester has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 32 of 32 postcode districts analysed, the median was 96 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Winchester is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

96 crimes per area (median)
32 of 32 postcode districts covered
Data: July 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 May 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 (85) · pop. ~8,000
23
per 1k
Stanmore
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (86) · pop. ~5,000
46
per 1k
Highcliffe
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (49) · pop. ~4,000
37
per 1k
St Cross
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (89) · pop. ~3,000
79
per 1k
Winnall
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (58) · pop. ~3,000
63
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.

Where we search

Winchester listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Winchester.

Rightmove

917

OnTheMarket

387

PrimeLocation

339

OpenRent

260

SpareRoom

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Frequently asked

Renting in Winchester — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Winchester?

The median rent in Winchester is £1366/month based on 1980 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Winchester?

There are currently 1980 rental properties available in Winchester, with 81 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 96 reported crimes per postcode area (July 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 July 2026.

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