Houndmills & Oakridge

Basingstoke and Deane · South East · population 8,360 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

50Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,426 of 6,856 in England
  • #773 of 1,119 in South East
  • #18 of 22 in Basingstoke and Deane
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,162
Median age (est.)37
Density3,327per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above32%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 33%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 32%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional13%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Skilled trades9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 79%Asian: 12%Black: 3%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 79%Asian 12%Black 3%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 43% · Christian 38% · Hindu 7%

Born outside the UK: 24%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Houndmills & Oakridge sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,426 of 6,856 in England, and #18 of 22 in Basingstoke and Deane. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (77) and lowest on Crime (31). Typical homes here sold for about £299,000 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 85 sales), 20% below the wider Basingstoke and Deane median of £375,000. Typical household take-home income is around £41,010 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 101 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 44 · #3,857
Employment 54 · #3,186
Education 36 · #4,385
Health 38 · #4,269
Crime 31 · #4,735
Housing & access 64 · #2,466
Living environment 77 · #1,575

House prices ?

£299,000median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=85
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£299,00085+0.8%+9.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£435,00025+13.6%+10.7%
Terraced£310,00029+3.3%+20.2%
Flat£199,50028-7.2%-9.3%
This area£299,000
Basingstoke and Deane£375,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£41,010±£5,749 · #3,122 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,020
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

66Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

101 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 842 offences
Basingstoke and Deane62
South East71
England83

Rank #4,969 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences482
Theft74
Burglary23
Vehicle crime26
Criminal damage & arson73
Public order & weapons105
Drugs30
Robbery10
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 119 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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