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

RG26 5YR 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 5YR 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

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 47% on July. Basingstoke and Deane 007F: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **Basingstoke, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **No property in RG26 5YR 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=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Basingstoke and Deane 007F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **£370,223 average price**: For the whole of Basingstoke and Deane, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **26% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG26 5YR**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **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=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chiltern Way Academy Futures](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chiltern-way-academy-futures-e150873) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), September 2022, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Oakridge Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakridge-infant-school-e115859) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [Winklebury Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winklebury-junior-school-e115858) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakridge Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakridge-junior-school-e115974) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, May 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Winklebury Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/winklebury-infant-school-e115971) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Merton Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merton-junior-school-e116001) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merton Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merton-infant-school-and-nursery-e116004) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Everest Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/everest-community-academy-e145125) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 38.1 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| August 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| November 2025 | £147,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 270 m |
| April 2026 | £233,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| December 2023 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 320 m |
| March 2026 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| April 2024 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 m |
| August 2024 | £430,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ROOKSDOWN PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: BASINGSTOKE & NTH HAMPSHIRE HOSP (400 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op FR Petrol Houndmills (410 m, The Southern Co-operative); Aldi Winklebury Way (580 m, Aldi); Farmfoods Basingstoke (660 m, Farmfoods); Co-op Limes Park Rooksdown (970 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## 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 007F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.8** (2025). Basingstoke and Deane 007F has a deprivation score of 20.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,039th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £314,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Basingstoke and Deane 007F was £314,000 in 2025. Joint 14,483rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,639** (2021). Basingstoke and Deane 007F had 1,639 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,235th 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: 66.4%** (January 2026). In Basingstoke and Deane 007F, 66.4% 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: 51.2773, -1.1079

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), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.1079,51.2773,RG265YR

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