RG22 6BA Basingstoke and Deane
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: South Ham. Region: South East.
Streets
- Sandys Road, Basingstoke: 36 addresses
- Winchester Road, Basingstoke: 1 address
- Elizabeth Road, Basingstoke: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Sandys Road, Kings Furlong: 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 B (62% of about 630 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
- 133-135 Worting Road Basingstoke, permissioned (340 m)
- 208 Winchester Road Basingstoke, permissioned (540 m)
- Garage Site Off Mansfield Road, Basingstoke: up to 5 homes, permissioned (550 m)
- Camrose Football Club Winchester Road: up to 123 homes, permissioned (810 m)
- Camrose Stadium Winchester Road: up to 160 homes, not permissioned (810 m)
- Sandringham Court Paddock Road Basingstoke, not permissioned (900 m)
- Sandringham Court Paddock Road Basingstoke, not permissioned (900 m)
- Sandringham Court Paddock Road Basingstoke: up to 13 homes, permissioned (900 m)
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 39 addresses are between 99 m and 105 m above sea level (102 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 | 1.7 km |
| Bramley (Hampshire) 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Hook 488,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Bolton Crescent South Ham | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basingstoke | 1.7 km |
| Car parks | Castons Car Park | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 510 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 38.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 50.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Camrose Gillies And Hackwood Partnership | 1.6 km |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Your Local Boots Pharmacy | 490 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest South Ham Dental Surgery | 490 m |
| Hospital | Basingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Police Investigation Centre | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Southern Co-Operative Basingstoke Kings Road, South Ham Cashzone | 330 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,620 m² | 350 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 830 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Russell Howard Park 7.1 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 200 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Round barrow cemetery beside Seymour Road, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Round barrow cemetery beside Seymour Road | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south-west |
| Holy Ghost Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km north-east |
| Winklebury camp | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Mountbatten House (formerly Gateway House): roof gardens and perimeter landscaping | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cliddesden Hill | Hill | 2.1 km south |
| Kite Hill | Hill | 2.2 km west |
| Common Plantation | Wood | 2.5 km east |
| Ructstall's Hill | Hill | 2.6 km east |
| Black Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km east |
| White Hill Dell | Valley | 4.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 39 |
12 of the postcode's 39 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 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 Sandys Road.