RG22 5AN Basingstoke and Deane
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kempshott & Buckskin. Region: South East.
Streets
- Cleveland Close, Basingstoke: 40 addresses
- Buckskin Lane, Basingstoke: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cleveland Close, Buckskin: 1 address
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 (65% of about 480 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Deeside Alliston Way, not permissioned (440 m)
- KITE ACRE NURSERY: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (540 m)
- Land West Of 2 Kite Hill: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (550 m)
- Sandringham Court Paddock Road Basingstoke, not permissioned (930 m)
- Sandringham Court Paddock Road Basingstoke, not permissioned (930 m)
- Sandringham Court Paddock Road Basingstoke: up to 13 homes, permissioned (930 m)
- Land North Of West Ham Lane Worting Road Basingstoke: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 43 addresses are between 97 m and 100 m above sea level (98 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 | 3.5 km |
| Overton 174,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km | |
| Bramley (Hampshire) 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 33 within 800 m; nearest Cambrian Way Buckskin | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basingstoke | 3.5 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 37.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 52.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Camrose Gillies And Hackwood Partnership | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Your Local Boots Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South Ham Dental Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Basingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital | 3.3 km |
| Police station | Police Investigation Centre | 2.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Alysha Premier | 700 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Stratton Park 12 ha | 100 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.7 ha | 190 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,720 m² | 170 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow cemetery beside Seymour Road, a scheduled monument, 650 m south-east. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow cemetery beside Seymour Road | Scheduled monument | 650 m south-east |
| Iron Age settlement 400m SE of Battle Down Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| White Barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Kite Hill | Hill | 430 m north-west |
| Mother's Copse | Wood | 1.8 km west |
| Well's Copse | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Worting Wood | Wood | 2.1 km north |
| The Basin | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km east |
| White Hill Dell | Valley | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 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 | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Cleveland Close.