Winchester Local Information
Practical local information for Winchester: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Travel
Winchester Half Marathon Road Closures: 21 Roads, 6am to 3pm
Twenty-one roads shut for the Winchester Half Marathon, from 6am to 3pm on the High Street and in short windows elsewhere. The full list, road by road, with times.
Local Info
Winchester Roadworks This Week: M3 J9 Slip and Andover Road
The M3 J9 northbound exit slip shuts 9 to 12 October and Andover Road closes at night this week. Then the M3 shuts both ways, J9 to J8, from 23 October.
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Winchester house prices: £463,025 average, up 2.1%
The average Winchester home sold for £463,025 in July 2026, up 2.1% on the year but down for a second month. Prices by type, and why Rightmove says £617,762.
Bins and recycling
Winchester bin collection days and the bank holiday shift
Bank holiday weeks run a day late, with Friday rounds moving to Saturday. Garden waste is £73, bulky collections start at £22.19, food waste goes weekly.
Parking
Parking in Winchester: where the first hour is still free
Five car parks give an hour free and charge nothing after 6pm or on Sundays. The central ones charge overnight and on bank holidays. Full 2026 tariffs.
Council tax
Winchester council tax bands 2026/27: all 49 areas
Band D runs from £2,241.90 in Beauworth to £2,466.71 in Bishops Waltham, a £224.81 gap. Full A to H charges for every parish, what rose, how to challenge.
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Winchester Local Plan adopted: 687 homes a year to 2040
Winchester adopted its Local Plan on 24 March 2026, fixing 687 homes a year and a 6.2 year land supply. What is allocated, and what the 2044 plan changes.
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Winchester to London Train: 59 Minutes at Best to Waterloo
Winchester to London is 59 minutes at best to Waterloo, first train 05:19, nothing before 07:22 on a Sunday, and no direct train at all on 7 and 8 November.
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Things to do in Winchester: 10 places, checked prices
The cathedral is £14.90 for a year's entry, the Great Hall £9 and Wolvesey Castle free. Ten places in and around Winchester, with prices checked this week.
Bins and recycling
Winchester Christmas bin collections: the 2026 pattern
Last Christmas every Winchester round from 25 December ran a day late until 10 January, and garden waste stopped for two weeks. 2026 dates are not out yet.
Schools
Winchester school term dates 2026/27, school by school
Hampshire half term is 26 to 30 October and Christmas runs 21 December to 1 January. Peter Symonds, St Swithun's and Winchester College break up earlier.
Trains
Winchester Christmas trains: no service 25 and 26 December
No trains on Christmas Day and almost none on Boxing Day. Last year the final Christmas Eve train to Weymouth left Waterloo at 7.35pm. What is known for 2026.
Half term
October half term in Winchester: 26 to 30 October
Hampshire half term is 26 to 30 October. Marwell's Wild Autumn, Hinton Ampner's Halloween games, a free city letter hunt and the Watercress Line witch trains.
Local Info
Winchester Roadworks This Week: M3 J9 Slip and Andover Road
The M3 J9 northbound exit slip shuts 9 to 12 October and Andover Road closes at night this week. Then the M3 shuts both ways, J9 to J8, from 23 October.
Local Info
Winchester house prices: £463,025 average, up 2.1%
The average Winchester home sold for £463,025 in July 2026, up 2.1% on the year but down for a second month. Prices by type, and why Rightmove says £617,762.
Bins and recycling
Winchester bin collection days and the bank holiday shift
Bank holiday weeks run a day late, with Friday rounds moving to Saturday. Garden waste is £73, bulky collections start at £22.19, food waste goes weekly.
Parking
Parking in Winchester: where the first hour is still free
Five car parks give an hour free and charge nothing after 6pm or on Sundays. The central ones charge overnight and on bank holidays. Full 2026 tariffs.
Council tax
Winchester council tax bands 2026/27: all 49 areas
Band D runs from £2,241.90 in Beauworth to £2,466.71 in Bishops Waltham, a £224.81 gap. Full A to H charges for every parish, what rose, how to challenge.
Local Info
Winchester Local Plan adopted: 687 homes a year to 2040
Winchester adopted its Local Plan on 24 March 2026, fixing 687 homes a year and a 6.2 year land supply. What is allocated, and what the 2044 plan changes.
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Winchester to London Train: 59 Minutes at Best to Waterloo
Winchester to London is 59 minutes at best to Waterloo, first train 05:19, nothing before 07:22 on a Sunday, and no direct train at all on 7 and 8 November.
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Things to do in Winchester: 10 places, checked prices
The cathedral is £14.90 for a year's entry, the Great Hall £9 and Wolvesey Castle free. Ten places in and around Winchester, with prices checked this week.
Bins and recycling
Winchester Christmas bin collections: the 2026 pattern
Last Christmas every Winchester round from 25 December ran a day late until 10 January, and garden waste stopped for two weeks. 2026 dates are not out yet.
Schools
Winchester school term dates 2026/27, school by school
Hampshire half term is 26 to 30 October and Christmas runs 21 December to 1 January. Peter Symonds, St Swithun's and Winchester College break up earlier.
Trains
Winchester Christmas trains: no service 25 and 26 December
No trains on Christmas Day and almost none on Boxing Day. Last year the final Christmas Eve train to Weymouth left Waterloo at 7.35pm. What is known for 2026.
Half term
October half term in Winchester: 26 to 30 October
Hampshire half term is 26 to 30 October. Marwell's Wild Autumn, Hinton Ampner's Halloween games, a free city letter hunt and the Watercress Line witch trains.