# RG26 5NZ: area report for a postcode in Basingstoke and Deane

RG26 5NZ 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 RG26 5NZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane) › [RG26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg26) › [RG26 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg26-5)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Basingstoke and Deane 004B: 53 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **Midgham, 4.2 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **No property in RG26 5NZ 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=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Basingstoke and Deane 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **£373,551 average price**: For the whole of Basingstoke and Deane, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG26 5NZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **Low road and rail noise at RG26 5NZ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Hurst School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-hurst-school-e116422) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 45.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Burnham Copse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnham-copse-primary-school-e131516) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grantham Farm Montessori School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grantham-farm-montessori-school-e133964) | Independent | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bishopswood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishopswood-junior-school-e116013) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bishopswood Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bishopswood-infant-school-e116035) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2023 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £480,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £575,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £485,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £152,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2024 | £472,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Tesco Baughurst Express (230 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.6** (2025). Basingstoke and Deane 004B has a deprivation score of 7.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,768th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Basingstoke and Deane 004B was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 9,732nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,216** (2021). Basingstoke and Deane 004B had 1,216 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,852nd 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: 98.9%** (January 2026). In Basingstoke and Deane 004B, 98.9% 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.

## RG26 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £405,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG26 was £405,000 in 2025. Joint 576th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 23,198** (2021). RG26 had 23,198 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,270th 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: 19%** (2022). About 19% of people in RG26 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: 83.8%** (January 2026). In RG26, 83.8% 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: 51.3585, -1.1658

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

## Your MP

- [North West Hampshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-west-hampshire): Kit Malthouse (Conservative), 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=-1.1658,51.3585,RG265NZ

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