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Upper Meon Valley · Winchester

Upper Meon Valley: your neighbourhood

Upper Meon Valley electoral ward · boundaries: May 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 10% here, compared with 15% across Winchester (5.6 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 24.3% here, compared with 20.9% across Winchester (3.5 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 8.3% here, compared with 11.3% across Winchester (3 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

24.3%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,357 out of 5,582.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

121 out of 5,582.

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People counted in the census

5,582

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,582 out of 5,582.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

47.4%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,211 out of 4,661.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

37.9%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

845 out of 2,232.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.3%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

186 out of 2,232.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,772 out of 4,661.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.8%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,787 out of 4,661.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.4%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

64 out of 4,661.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.6%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

540 out of 4,661.

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Homes rented privately

20%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

437 out of 2,232.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,174 out of 4,661.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

217 out of 2,232.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Upper Meon Valley

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

102 out of 4,661.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Upper Meon Valley ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

229 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 245 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Upper Meon Valley ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 34 mapped crimes in September 2024; 21 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Upper Meon Valley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024344
October 2024221
November 2024231
December 2024180
January 2025140
February 2025172
March 2025162
April 2025170
May 2025161
June 2025151
July 2025211
August 2025320
September 2025242
October 2025191
November 2025182
December 2025210
January 202691
February 2026172
March 2026232
April 2026131
May 2026161
June 2026223
July 2026260
August 2026211
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Upper Meon Valley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime72
other theft42
criminal damage arson34
vehicle crime25
burglary19
public order12
drugs10
other crime10
possession of weapons4
shoplifting1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A project elsewhere in the borough may matter here, but its location does not prove who benefits. Only verified ward associations are attached to a neighbourhood.

No project footprint has yet been verified for this ward. See the council-area projects and their stated locations →

What could help across Winchester →