# RG23 8HA: area report for a postcode in Basingstoke and Deane

RG23 8HA 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 RG23 8HA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) › [RG23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg23) › [RG23 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg23-8)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 44% on July. Basingstoke and Deane 013E: 80 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **Basingstoke, 3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **No property in RG23 8HA 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=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Basingstoke and Deane 013E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **£373,551 average price**: For the whole of Basingstoke and Deane, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG23 8HA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **Low road and rail noise at RG23 8HA**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castle Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-primary-school-e116005) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-infant-school-e116041) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Chiltern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-primary-school-e134652) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winklebury Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winklebury-infant-school-e115971) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Winklebury Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winklebury-junior-school-e115858) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saxon Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saxon-wood-school-e116634) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishop-challoner-catholic-secondary-school-e116478) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 58.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chiltern Way Academy Futures](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-way-academy-futures-e150873) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), September 2022, before the school changed, special measures | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| November 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £530,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| December 2024 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £605,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £298,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PHARMACY LINK (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens South Ham Basingstoke (630 m, Budgens); Morrisons Daily Basingstoke 6 Elm Parade (860 m, Morrisons)

## 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 013E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.8** (2025). Basingstoke and Deane 013E has a deprivation score of 9.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,504th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Basingstoke and Deane 013E was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 8,623rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,498** (2021). Basingstoke and Deane 013E had 1,498 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,131st least 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: 83.3%** (January 2026). In Basingstoke and Deane 013E, 83.3% 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.

## RG23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG23 was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 503rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 13,383** (2021). RG23 had 13,383 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 922nd least 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 RG23 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: 91.8%** (January 2026). In RG23, 91.8% 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: 51.2678, -1.1310

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=-1.1310,51.2678,RG238HA

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