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

RG23 8NQ 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 8NQ 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

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Basingstoke and Deane 010B: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **Basingstoke, 2.6 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **No property in RG23 8NQ 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=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Basingstoke and Deane 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **£370,223 average price**: For the whole of Basingstoke and Deane, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG23 8NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **Low road and rail noise at RG23 8NQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **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=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Castle Hill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-infant-school-e116041) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Castle Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-hill-primary-school-e116005) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winklebury Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winklebury-infant-school-e115971) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Winklebury Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winklebury-junior-school-e115858) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chiltern Way Academy Futures](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-way-academy-futures-e150873) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), September 2022, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Saxon Wood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saxon-wood-school-e116634) | Special | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Chiltern Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-primary-school-e134652) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Limington House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/limington-house-school-e116614) | Special | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £420,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £490,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| January 2025 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| March 2023 | £490,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £420,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PHARMACY LINK (480 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Basingstoke 6 Elm Parade (140 m, Morrisons); Aldi Winklebury Way (770 m, Aldi); Farmfoods Basingstoke (790 m, Farmfoods)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £370,223** (July 2026). Basingstoke and Deane’s average house price was £370,223 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 16 September 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.4** (2025). Basingstoke and Deane 010B has a deprivation score of 10.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,198th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Basingstoke and Deane 010B was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,255** (2021). Basingstoke and Deane 010B had 1,255 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,571st 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Basingstoke and Deane 010B, 99.0% 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.

## 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: 51.2727, -1.1241

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), July 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=-1.1241,51.2727,RG238NQ

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