# RG21 5QJ: area report for a postcode in Basingstoke and Deane

RG21 5QJ is a postcode in Basingstoke and Deane.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Basingstoke and Deane. Open the map at RG21 5QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) › [RG21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg21) › [RG21 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg21-5)

## Around this postcode

- **48 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 26% on July. Basingstoke and Deane 009B: 83 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **Basingstoke, 950 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **No property in RG21 5QJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Basingstoke and Deane 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **£373,551 average price**: For the whole of Basingstoke and Deane, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG21 5QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG21 5QJ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dove House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dove-house-academy-e137605) | Special | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Maple Ridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maple-ridge-school-e116605) | Special | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [The Vyne Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-vyne-community-school-e116440) | Secondary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 47.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [South View Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-view-junior-school-e115860) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [South View Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/south-view-infant-and-nursery-school-e115975) | Primary | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, June 2024 | – |
| [Oakridge Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakridge-junior-school-e115974) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakridge Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakridge-infant-school-e115859) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [Merton Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merton-infant-school-and-nursery-e116004) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £302,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| December 2024 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2023 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £465,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2023 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Basingstoke (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SHAKESPEARE ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE (490 m)
- Pharmacies: FASTFARE PHARMACY (490 m); POPLEY PHARMACY (490 m); OAKRIDGE PHARMACY (590 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (140 m); ASSOCIATED DENTAL PRACTICES (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Basingstoke Oakridge Rd Express (170 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £373,551** (August 2026). Basingstoke and Deane’s average house price was £373,551 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,809** (2025). Full-time workers living in Basingstoke and Deane earned a median of £44,809 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 52nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.3×** (2025). A home in Basingstoke and Deane costs 8.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 115th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.0** (2025). Basingstoke and Deane has a deprivation score of 13.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 62nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Basingstoke and Deane 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.8** (2025). Basingstoke and Deane 009B has a deprivation score of 8.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,245th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £353,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Basingstoke and Deane 009B was £353,000 in 2025. Joint 11,457th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,654** (2021). Basingstoke and Deane 009B had 1,654 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,506th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Basingstoke and Deane 009B, 98.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## RG21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £299,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG21 was £299,950 in 2025. Joint 1,096th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,845** (2021). RG21 had 29,845 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 936th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in RG21 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.0%** (January 2026). In RG21, 87.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane)
- Centre: 51.2769, -1.0876

Council: [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Basingstoke](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basingstoke): Luke Murphy (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.0876,51.2769,RG215QJ

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