James Braid Drive Basingstoke
16 addresses across 4 postcodes (RG23), about 210 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2101427.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 7).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Basingstoke and Deane costs £2,255 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 93% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Basingstoke, about 6.4 km (3.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 650 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 148 to 151 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Camrose Gillies And Hackwood Partnership, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 560 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 56% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 12 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
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7); House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (8).
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 D (28% of about 2,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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)
- Kempshott Park Industrial Estate Longwood Copse Lane Basingstoke, permissioned (190 m)
- The Island Site, Beggarwood Lane: up to 45 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 148 m and 151 m above sea level (149 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG23 7SE | 100% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| RG23 7SF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Basingstoke 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (3.9 miles) |
| Overton 174,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Micheldever 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 15 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Play Park Kempshott Park | 320 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basingstoke | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 33.9 km (21 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 55.1 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Camrose Gillies And Hackwood Partnership | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beggarwood Dental Practice | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Basingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| Police station | Police Investigation Centre | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 24 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,660 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,040 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coachroad Belt | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Shrub Copse | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Peak Copse | Wood | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Tower Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Bedlam Bottom | Valley | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Buttermilk Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 16 | 16 |
None of the street's 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hounsome Fields Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Express RG23 7QX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 May 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Stableford View (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 9% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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
- RG23 7SX: 8 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- RG23 7SE: 4 addresses of 78 in the postcode
- RG23 7SZ: 3 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- RG23 7SF: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Aldret Close · Titchbourne Close · Redwood Avenue · Repton Way · Greenkeepers Avenue · Birdie Close · Albatross Way · Holland Road · Stableford View · Silver Birch Drive · Terry Close · Longwood Copse Lane
All the streets in RG23 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.