Upton Crescent Basingstoke
68 addresses across 4 postcodes (RG21), about 350 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 2104515.
- Sales: 101 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £210,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 41 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 12, D: 24, E: 4).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas 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 C; Band D in Basingstoke and Deane costs £2,255 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 95% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Basingstoke, about 950 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 450 m (0.3 miles) away, and Popley Community Park (7.8 hectares) is about 760 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 99 to 108 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 68 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shakespeare Road Medical Practice, about 710 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 710 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 78 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £270,000 | £260,000 | £280,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2023 | 6 | £332,500 | £181,000 | £485,000 |
| 2022 | 4 | £327,500 | £210,000 | £367,000 |
| 2021 | 5 | £321,000 | £192,500 | £472,500 |
| 2020 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2019 | 3 | £337,000 | £295,000 | £380,000 |
| 2018 | 7 | £331,000 | £200,000 | £380,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £270,000 | £200,000 | £335,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £192,500 | £192,500 | £192,500 |
| 2014 | 4 | £160,975 | £144,995 | £170,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2026 | 58 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2025 | 44 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £260,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Mar 2025 | 8 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2024 | 48 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Oct 2023 | 40 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £181,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Oct 2023 | 41 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2023 | 2 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £260,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Jul 2023 | 27 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £345,000 | |
| 4 Apr 2023 | 44 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Feb 2023 | 45 RG21 5SW | Terraced | £325,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Jan 2023 | 72 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £485,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2022 | 34 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jul 2022 | 64 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2022 | 62 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £367,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2022 | 12 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2021 | 37 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 14 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £472,500 | |
| 23 Mar 2021 | 4 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £321,000 | |
| 19 Feb 2021 | 38 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £192,500 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Feb 2021 | 18 RG21 5SN | Terraced | £335,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jan 2021 | GARAGE, 39 RG21 5SW | Other | £3,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Mar 2020 | 17 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £385,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Aug 2019 | 70 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £380,000 | |
| 15 Jul 2019 | 39 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | 5 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £337,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2018 | 72 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £380,000 | |
| 23 Nov 2018 | 6 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £335,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2018 | 4 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 13 Jul 2018 | 22 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £320,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2018 | 26 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £355,000 | |
| 7 Feb 2018 | 48 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Jan 2018 | 3 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £331,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2017 | 44 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £199,950 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Jun 2017 | 9 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 26 May 2017 | 10 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £335,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2017 | 60 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Nov 2016 | 36 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £192,500 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2014 | 48 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £159,950 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Aug 2014 | 60 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £170,500 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Jul 2014 | 46 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £162,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Mar 2014 | 34 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £144,995 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Jun 2012 | 38 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £129,995 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Nov 2011 | 44 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Nov 2011 | 46 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Oct 2011 | 48 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £133,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Oct 2011 | 74 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £227,500 | |
| 15 Sep 2011 | 30 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 May 2011 | 5 RG21 5SN | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 4 Apr 2011 | 58 RG21 5SW | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Feb 2011 | 76 RG21 5SW | Semi-detached | £225,000 |
Energy performance certificates
41 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (29); Maisonette, semi-detached (9); Maisonette, not recorded (2). Built: 1950-1966 (33); 1930-1949 (4); 1967-1975 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (33); rented (social) (2); rented (private) (2).
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 C (48% of about 660 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): 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)
- Land At Chapel Hill Kingsclere Road Basingstoke: up to 491 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Land At Chapel Hill Kingsclere Road Basingstoke, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Central 37 Formerly Laleham Healthcare Kingsclere Road: up to 75 homes, permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- LAND SOUTH OF GREAT WESTERN COTTAGES: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Great Western Hotel Vyne Road: up to 16 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- WINTERTHUR HOUSE WINTERTHUR WAY: up to 99 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 30 September 2026 to 2 October 2026: SOUTH EAST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| RG21 5SW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG21 5SN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| RG21 5SE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| RG21 5SJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 68 addresses are between 99 m and 108 m above sea level (104 m on average); the ground rises about 9 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG21 5SE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG21 5SJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG21 5SN | 100% | 95% | 95% | 0% |
| RG21 5SW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Basingstoke 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Bramley (Hampshire) 265,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.4 km (4 miles) | |
| Hook 488,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Scotney Road Oakridge | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basingstoke | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Vyne Meadow Car Park | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 40.7 km (25 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 49 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shakespeare Road Medical Practice | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fastfare Pharmacy | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 270 m |
| Hospital | Basingstoke And North Hampshire Hospital | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Basingstoke Police Station | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® Mayfair House Lloyds Bank | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Popley Community Park 7.8 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,170 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 130 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Thomas House (Chapel), a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m south. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Thomas House (Chapel) | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m south |
| Ruins of Chapel of the Holy Ghost | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Holy Ghost Chapel | Scheduled monument | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Ruins of Chapel of the Holy Trinity | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Mountbatten House (formerly Gateway House): roof gardens and perimeter landscaping | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Basing House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Barn Copse | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Carpenter's Down Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Great Germans Copse | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Upper Plantation | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Black Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Ructstall's Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 63 | 68 |
5 of the street's 68 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 300 m | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Vyne Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 320 m | 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 |
| Oakridge Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 350 m | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Merton Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 2–7 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Merton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| South View Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| South View Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Everest Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Marnel Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Marnel Community Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Basingstoke College of Technology | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solent Academies Trust At Dove House School RG21 5SU | School/college/university | 250 m | 4 Good | 12 Sep 2024 |
| Barchester Health Care At St Thomas's Nursing Home RG21 5NW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 4 Good | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Dolce At Oakridge Infant School RG21 5RR | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 5 Dec 2025 |
| Dolce At Oakridge Junior School RG21 5RR | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 28 Mar 2025 |
| Isis Out Of School Club RG21 5PB | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| The Soldiers Return RG21 5RP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Sherborne Convenience Shop RG21 5TP | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 May 2025 |
| Alphabet City Day Nursery RG21 5TG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 32 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oakridge Road (28); On or near Sutton Road (24); On or near Scotney Road (10); On or near Stratfield Road (8); On or near Upton Crescent (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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
- RG21 5SW: 42 addresses of 44 in the postcode
- RG21 5SN: 24 addresses
- RG21 5SE: 1 address of 24 in the postcode
- RG21 5SJ: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Stratfield Road · Maple Crescent · Scotney Road · Sutton Road · Ringway North · Ringway North · St Thomas' Close · Hailstone Road · St Thomas Close · Normanton Road · Lansley Road · Darlington 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.