RG24 7JP Basingstoke and Deane
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Basing & Upton Grey. Region: South East.
Streets
- Belle Vue Road, Old Basing: 22 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 E (35% of about 710 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Riverview House London Road: up to 17 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- RIVERVIEW HOUSE LONDON ROAD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Riverview House, London Road, Old Basing RG24 7JL: up to 8 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Crossways Childrens House: up to 9 homes, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
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 22 addresses are between 82 m and 83 m above sea level (83 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 | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Hook 488,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bramley (Hampshire) 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cavalier Road Hatch | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basingstoke | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Chineham Shopping - West Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Mer | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 41.9 km (26 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 46 km (29 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chineham Medical Practice | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Day Lewis Pharmacy | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Linden Court Dental Surgery | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Basingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | Basingstoke Police Station | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 39-45 Wote Street Halifax | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,680 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Basingstoke Common 47 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 480 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 49 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade I), 910 m (0.6 miles) north-west. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Basing House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Oliver's Battery: a motte and bailey castle at Old Basing | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Basing House and the Grange Field | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Bowl barrow 30m south of Burrough Close | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Mountbatten House (formerly Gateway House): roof gardens and perimeter landscaping | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bushy Lease Copse | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Hodd's Hill | Hill | 710 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| New Plantation | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Hodd's Copse | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Mill Head | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Spring Head | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 22 |
2 of the postcode's 22 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Belle Vue Road.