Council Road Basingstoke
14 addresses across 2 postcodes (RG21), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2104470.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Basingstoke and Deane costs £2,255 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 86% to 89% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Basingstoke, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, War Memorial Park, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 100 to 105 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Crown Heights Medical Centre, about 860 m (0.5 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 48% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 71 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band B (44% of about 970 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Fairfields (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Global House Victoria Street Basingstoke, permissioned (140 m)
- 4 Fairfields Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Vantage House Little Victoria Street: up to 6 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- 19-23 WINCHESTER STREET: up to 18 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 45-47 Winchester Street Basingstoke, permissioned (290 m)
- 20 Winchester St Basingstoke: up to 8 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- St Pancras House Jacobs Yard Basingstoke, permissioned (350 m)
- 2-4 Market Place Basingstoke, permissioned (360 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 August 2026 to 20 August 2026: SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD), Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 14 addresses are between 100 m and 105 m above sea level (102 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG21 3BZ | 100% | 86% | 86% | 0% |
| RG21 3DH | 89% | 89% | 89% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Basingstoke 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Bramley (Hampshire) 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Hook 488,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Street Eastrop | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basingstoke | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castons Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 39.2 km (24 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 49.7 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crown Heights Medical Centre | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest S R Pharmacy | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bounty Road Dental Practice | 100 m |
| Hospital | Basingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Basingstoke Police Station | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 39-45 Wote Street Halifax | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest War Memorial Park 19 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest May's Bounty 1.9 ha | 70 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 6 parks and gardens, 26 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Deanes Almshouses, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east. 39 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Deanes Almshouses | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) north-east |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Holy Ghost Chapel | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Mountbatten House (formerly Gateway House): roof gardens and perimeter landscaping | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Hackwood Park | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Common Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Ructstall's Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Black Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Upper Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Mill Head | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| White Hill Dell | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 14 |
1 of the street's 14 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Basingstoke and Deane: see them on the Basingstoke and Deane page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfields Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 20 m | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queen Mary's College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 380 m | No published inspection |
| St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Basingstoke College of Technology | 16 plus | 16–99 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Costello School | Secondary | 11–16 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Cranbourne | Secondary | 11–16 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 2–7 | 940 m (0.6 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kings Furlong Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Rucstall Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Vyne Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| South View Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oakridge Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Irish Centre RG21 3DH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 20 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2025 |
| The Proteus Cafe RG21 3DH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Caterlink At Fairfields Primary School RG21 3DH | School/college/university | 20 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| Ace Kids At Fairfields County Primary School RG21 3DH | School/college/university | 20 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Mar 2026 |
| The Bounty Inn RG21 3BZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 19 Aug 2025 |
| Basingstoke Town Bowling Club RG21 3DR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 120 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2024 |
| Greek Street RG21 3DR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 3 Nov 2025 |
| Premier Inn RG21 3BT | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 120 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Alphabet City Day Nursery RG21 3DR | School/college/university | 150 m | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2026 |
| New City Chinese Takeaway RG21 3DY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 150 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Caterplus At McCarthy & Stone Lady Susan Court | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Alphabet City Day Nursery RG21 3DT | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2025 |
| Nuique RG21 3DZ | Manufacturers/packers | 290 m | 4 Good | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Madina Halal Supermarket RG21 7EE | Retailers - other | 290 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 15 Apr 2026 |
| Basingstoke Labyrinth RG21 7EE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 21 Nov 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Fairfields Road (18); On or near Victoria Street (13); On or near Beaconsfield Road (12); On or near Wallis Road (7); On or near Jubilee Road (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 54% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 31% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Jubilee Road · The Old Stable Yard · Beaconsfield Road · Castle Road · Wallis Road · Bounty Road · Victoria Street · Stanton Court · Montague Place · Shrubbery Walk · Southern Road · Fairfields Road
All the streets in RG21 and across Basingstoke and Deane.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.