RG20 9NL Basingstoke and Deane
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Evingar. Region: South East.
Streets
- Sydmonton, Sydmonton: 7 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Basingstoke and Deane in 2026-27: Band D £2,255 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,503 | £1,754 | £2,005 | £2,255 | £2,756 | £3,258 | £3,759 | £4,510 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (43% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- QUARRY COTTAGES, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 8 addresses are between 120 m and 130 m above sea level (124 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Overton 174,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Whitchurch (Hampshire) 201,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Newbury Racecourse 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sydmonton Court | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Newbury Wharf | 9.6 km (5.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 40.9 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 60.9 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Watership Down Health | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Kingsclere Pharmacy | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Kingsclere Health Centre Dental | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | West Berkshire Community Hospital | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) |
| Police station | Newbury Police Station | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 340 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,130 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sydmonton Court, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sydmonton Court | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| A bell barrow and a saucer barrow 315m ESE of the unfinished hillfort on Ladle Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| An unfinished hillfort, a saucer barrow, a disc barrow and sections of two linear earthworks on Ladle Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| The eastern of two rectangular enclosures on Great Litchfield Down, SSW of Ladle Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Quarry Copse | Wood | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Barton Copse | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Fishpond Copse | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Ladle Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Woodwalk Gully | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Wells Head | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 8 |
5 of the postcode's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Sydmonton.