# Basingstoke

Town in Basingstoke and Deane, South East.

Basingstoke is a town in Basingstoke and Deane, South East. Median sale price £332,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 87.8 per 1,000 people. About 122,884 people.

Town. Code E63005538. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane)

Basingstoke is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Basingstoke add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £332,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Basingstoke was £332,000 in 2025. Joint 326th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/basingstoke#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 117,211** (2021). Basingstoke had 117,211 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 89th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/basingstoke#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 92%** (2022). About 92% of people in Basingstoke 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/basingstoke#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.0%** (January 2026). In Basingstoke, 89.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/basingstoke#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005538) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 92% of people in Basingstoke live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005538) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 1,678 homes were sold in Basingstoke in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005538) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Basingstoke.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005538) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Basingstoke had 117,211 usual residents at the census.

## How Basingstoke compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Basingstoke | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £332,000 | joint 49th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 117,211 | 9th most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 92% | joint 51st most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.0% | 88th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Basingstoke safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Basingstoke at a rate of 87.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 1,002 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Basingstoke.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (4,495), other crime (1,933) and anti-social behaviour (1,580).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Basingstoke was 89.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Basingstoke, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Basingstoke has no single figure. Of its 72 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 13 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 18 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Basingstoke

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 005G](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01034709) | 1,275 | 28.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.1% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 005H](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01034710) | 1,375 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.7% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022495) | 1,442 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.1% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022497) | 1,333 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.8% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022498) | 1,509 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.2% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01034711) | 1,643 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 79.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01034712) | 1,922 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.7% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022539) | 1,252 | 95.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022540) | 2,539 | 117.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022542) | 1,236 | 65.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.3% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022543) | 1,639 | 89.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 66.4% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 007H](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01032843) | 1,963 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.7% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 007I](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01032844) | 2,944 | 65.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.4% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 007K](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01034713) | 1,506 | 69.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.1% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 007L](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01034714) | 1,851 | 104.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.8% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022470) | 1,842 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 78.6% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022471) | 1,468 | 58.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.1% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022494) | 2,459 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 77.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022523) | 2,569 | 107.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.5% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022524) | 1,912 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 82.9% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022525) | 1,654 | 82.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022527) | 1,611 | 112.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01034715) | 1,680 | 102.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.9% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01034716) | 1,302 | 119.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 92.4% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022566) | 1,255 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022567) | 1,323 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.8% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022568) | 1,363 | 136.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.2% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022570) | 1,519 | 55.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01032841) | 2,655 | 93.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.2% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 010H](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01034717) | 1,063 | 179.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 44.3% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 010I](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01034718) | 2,196 | 69.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 76.7% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022502) | 1,587 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.9% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022506) | 1,317 | 50.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.9% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022507) | 1,542 | 64.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.8% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01032842) | 1,382 | 244.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.3% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 011F](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01032847) | 2,059 | 415.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 55.6% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022481) | 1,981 | 70.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022482) | 1,649 | 190.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.5% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022503) | 1,738 | 344.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.8% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01032845) | 1,777 | 43.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01032846) | 1,689 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022484) | 1,433 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022485) | 1,204 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.1% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022486) | 2,220 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.4% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022487) | 1,337 | 69.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022569) | 1,498 | 79.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 83.3% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022548) | 1,395 | 100.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.8% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022549) | 1,641 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.6% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022550) | 1,733 | 148.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.4% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022551) | 1,495 | 155.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.8% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022552) | 1,581 | 77.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022475) | 1,645 | 34.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022476) | 1,723 | 25.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022480) | 1,336 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022504) | 1,665 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 73.5% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022505) | 1,752 | 160.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.6% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022515) | 1,304 | 68.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.4% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022516) | 1,502 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 70.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022517) | 1,240 | 14.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 50.6% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022518) | 1,923 | 17.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 81.7% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 018E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022519) | 1,263 | 20.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 78.0% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022474) | 1,746 | 127.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.9% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022477) | 1,376 | 72.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022478) | 1,458 | 72.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022479) | 1,470 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.7% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022509) | 1,396 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.7% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022510) | 1,593 | 13.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022511) | 1,213 | 15.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01022512) | 1,326 | 14.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.7% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01032848) | 1,690 | 104.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 84.2% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01032849) | 1,533 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.4% |
| [Basingstoke and Deane 021G](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/neighbourhood/e01032850) | 1,398 | 127.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.8% |

## 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.

## Council

[Basingstoke and Deane](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane)

## Postcode districts covering Basingstoke

[RG21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg21), [RG22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg22), [RG23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg23), [RG24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg24), [RG27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg27)

## Middle areas in Basingstoke

[Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/basingstoke-central-black-dam-and-eastrop), [Brighton Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/brighton-hill), [Buckskin & Worting](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/buckskin-and-worting), [Chineham](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/chineham), [Daneshill & Little Basing](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/daneshill-and-little-basing), [Hatch Warren](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/hatch-warren), [Houndmills & Oakridge](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/houndmills-and-oakridge), [Kempshott](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/kempshott), [Kings Furlong](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/kings-furlong), [Popley](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/popley), [South Ham & West Ham](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/south-ham-and-west-ham), [Viables](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/viables), [Winklebury & Rooksdown](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane/winklebury-and-rooksdown)

## Towns near Basingstoke

[Hook](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hook), [Tadley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tadley), [Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/town/spencers-wood-and-three-mile-cross), [Alton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/alton), [Fleet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fleet), [Yateley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/yateley)

## Basingstoke in brief

Basingstoke is a town in Basingstoke and Deane, South East.
About 122,884 people lived in Basingstoke in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £332,000 in 2025 across 1,678 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 87.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Basingstoke was £332,000 in 2025.
Basingstoke had 117,211 usual residents at the census.
About 92% of people in Basingstoke live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Basingstoke, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005538
- Constituency: [Basingstoke †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/basingstoke)
- Council: [Basingstoke and Deane †](https://openindex.co.uk/basingstoke-and-deane)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 29.71 km²
- People, mid-2024: 122,884*
- Neighbourhoods: 72
- Output areas: 377

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Hook](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hook), [Tadley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tadley), [Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross](https://openindex.co.uk/town/spencers-wood-and-three-mile-cross), [Alton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/alton), [Fleet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fleet), [Yateley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/yateley)

## Latest updates for Basingstoke

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63005538

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