Station Details

Micheldever

Station NameMicheldever
Station CodeMIC
Station OwnerSouth Western Railway
Developable Area169.95ha
Development Capacity6,798 homes (at 40dph)
Local Planning AuthorityWinchester
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Required1,730
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Homes Delivered2,401
2021 Housing Delivery Test - Score139%
2021 Housing Delivery Test - ConsequenceNone
Network Rail RegionSouth East
Network Rail Sub-RegionHampshire and Isle of Wight
Passengers, 2020 - 202125,046
Passengers, 2019 - 2020143,800
UK Station Passenger Rank (Use)1,661

Development Potential

England's busiest station (apart from those serving airports) had 4,170,558 passenger movements in the period 2019-2020. The station with the least was 68. Micheldever station had 143,800 passengers enter or exit it during this period. That's roughly 395 people per day.

For a station with this number of passengers passing through it each year a density of 40 homes per hectare is reasonable, based on its proximity to major population centres and existing infrastructure.

Micheldever is located within the South East railway region. The potential area for development around the station (excluding existing buildings, national parks, flood zones, public green space, protected habitats, areas of outstanding natural beauty, world heritage sites and surface water) is approximately 169.95ha.

Assuming an appropriate (but not prevailing) development density of 40 dwellings per hectare, this area has a development capacity of around 6,798 homes.

The station sits within Winchester planning authority, which in 2021 achieved a Housing Delivery Test Score of 139%, having delivered 2,401 homes from a target of 1,730. There are no consequences for the planning authority as a result.

The total capacity of all Winchester's stations is 10,674 homes. That's 617% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.

Taking green belt into account, the capacity of Winchester's stations is 10,674 homes without building on protected land. That's 617% of its total 2021 Housing Delivery Test requirement.