RG22 4LB Basingstoke and Deane
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Brighton Hill. Region: South East.
Streets
- Copland Close, Basingstoke: 63 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 (66% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Basingstoke Town and Chineham and the surrounding villages of Old Basing, Oakley and Sherborne St John..
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 6 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 63 addresses are between 116 m and 119 m above sea level (117 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Basingstoke 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km |
| Overton 174,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km | |
| Bramley (Hampshire) 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Copland Close Brighton Hill | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basingstoke | 3.7 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 36.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 52.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Camrose Gillies And Hackwood Partnership | 800 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Medhill Pharmacy | 800 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Stanford Dental Practice | 600 m |
| Hospital | Basingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital | 4.2 km |
| Police station | Police Investigation Centre | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Basingstoke Buckland Pde Cashzone | 890 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.9 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Stratton Park 12 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 10 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Basingstoke Rugby Football Club 2.1 ha | 650 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,920 m² | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 10 parks and gardens, 35 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow cemetery beside Seymour Road, a scheduled monument, 810 m north. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow cemetery beside Seymour Road | Scheduled monument | 810 m north |
| Iron Age settlement 400m SE of Battle Down Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cliddesden Hill | Hill | 1.4 km east |
| Middle Copse | Wood | 1.4 km south-east |
| Lower Belt | Wood | 1.7 km south-west |
| Kite Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-west |
| White Hill Dell | Valley | 3.4 km south-east |
| The Basin | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 29 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 28 | 63 |
35 of the postcode's 63 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 | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Copland Close.