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Wonston and Micheldever

Ward

North Winchester. About 8,505 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 110 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 32% of people in Wonston and Micheldever live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,985
3,415th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
32%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
5.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wonston and Micheldever compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Wonston and MicheldeverMiddle
Population16 wards, Winchester · 2021
Population: every ward in Winchester16 areas from 5,582 to 9,992. The middle area is 8,129. Wonston and Micheldever is 7,985.
7,9858th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 wards, Winchester · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Winchester16 areas from 0.0% to 85.0%. The middle area is 40.5%. Wonston and Micheldever is 32.0%.
32%8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 wards, Winchester · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Winchester16 areas from 5.9% to 99.8%. The middle area is 69.6%. Wonston and Micheldever is 5.9%.
5.9%lowest
Claimant rate16 wards, Winchester · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Winchester16 areas from 0.8% to 3.8%. The middle area is 1.9%. Wonston and Micheldever is 1.4%.
1.4%4th lowest

Is Wonston and Micheldever safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wonston and Micheldever at a rate of 40.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.3 per 1,000 people across Winchester.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wonston and Micheldever.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were other crime (99), violence and sexual offences (97) and vehicle crime (32).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Winchester

These figures are published for the whole of Winchester, not for each ward, so they describe all of Winchester and not Wonston and Micheldever alone. See Winchester

Average house price
£453,188
Up 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£45,766
42nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.9×
Joint 56th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
10.2
Joint 29th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wonston and Micheldever in brief

Wonston and Micheldever had 7,985 usual residents at the census.

About 32% of people in Wonston and Micheldever live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Wonston and Micheldever, 5.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wonston and Micheldever, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.