Facts and figures about the Winchester District

The District
 

  • The District covers an area of 250 square miles
     
  • Winchester is a designated heritage city
     
  • Winchester attracts an estimated four million visitors each year
     
  • The Council serves a population of approximately 114,300* residents
     
  • 32 per cent** of District residents live within the town area of Winchester
     
  • The three largest settlements outside the city are:
    Bishops Waltham (7,000)**
    Denmead (6,800)**
    New Alresford (5,400)**
     
  • The age profile of the District is similar to the regional and national average (see PDF document below)
     
  • The minority ethnic population of the district is 2.2 per cent***
     
  • Winchester has low levels of unemployment; currently 1.5 per cent****
     
  • House prices in the District are among the highest in the region
     
  • Deprivation levels within the District are low, although there are key areas of deprevation



The City Council
 

  • Winchester City Council is one of 11 district councils in Hampshire
     
  • Winchester City Council is represented by 57 councillors:
    Conservative 29 (overall control)
    Liberal Democrats 25
    Independents 1
    Labour 2
     
  • There are eight Cabinet portfolios:
    Communications, Economy and Tourism
    Housing
    Environment and Transport
    Planning
    Culture, Heritage and Sport
    Finance and Resources
    Performance and Improvement
    Communities
  • Overview and Scrutiny Committee is supported by a series of Informal Scrutiny Groups that run on various topics throughout the year.
     
  • The Chief Executive is supported by two Corporate Directors:
    Operations
    Governance
  • The Council currently employs 455 staff organised into three groups:
    Transformation:
    Corporate Communications
    Customer Services
    Organisational Development
    Policy

    Operations:
    Active Communities
    Economic Prosperity
    High Quality Environment
    Access and Infrastructure
    Building Control
    Housing Services
    Planning Management
    Strategic Planning
    New Homes Delivery

    Governance:
    Democratic Services
    Estates
    Financial Services
    Legal Services
    Information Management and Technology
    Revenues
     

NOTES:
Sources below fpr further information.

*ONS Mid-Year Population estimates 2010

**Hampshire County County Council Small Area Population Forecasts [HCC SAPF] 2012

***Census 2001

**** ONS