RG22 5YN Basingstoke and Deane
Live postcode, introduced February 2005. Ward: Sherborne St John & Rooksdown. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (72% of about 680 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Ashwood Park Ashwood Way Basingstoke: up to 133 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Land Off Ashwood Way: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
- The Hollies Aldermaston Road: up to 21 homes, permissioned (800 m)
- The Hollies Aldermaston Road: up to 21 homes, pending decision (800 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 address is about 105 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Basingstoke 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Bramley (Hampshire) 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.7 km | |
| Hook 488,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest Priestley Road Rooksdown | 350 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basingstoke | 2.0 km |
| Car parks | Vyne Meadow Car Park | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 40.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 50.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Shakespeare Road Medical Practice | 1.7 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rooksdown Pharmacy | 920 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Basingstoke & Nth Hampshire Hosp | 390 m |
| Hospital | Basingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital | 390 m |
| Police station | Basingstoke Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Popley Community Park 7.8 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 670 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,540 m² | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Winklebury camp, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km south-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Winklebury camp | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south-west |
| Holy Ghost Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-east |
| Mountbatten House (formerly Gateway House): roof gardens and perimeter landscaping | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Spinney | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Farm Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km north |
| Worting Wood | Wood | 2.4 km west |
| Spier's Copse | Wood | 2.4 km north-east |
| Barn Copse | Wood | 2.5 km north-east |
| Kite Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is 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 | 33 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 13% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 79% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 6% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.