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RG21 postcode area · Basingstoke and Deane

The RG21 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Basingstoke and Deane. Area Scores range from 28 to 91 across them. Every full RG21 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the RG21 district: Viables scores 92 out of 100 (#581 of 6,856 nationally) while South Ham & West Ham sits at 29 — neighbours on the map, 63 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £284,500 in Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop to £575,000 in Old Basing & the Candovers — a 2.0× gap within the RG21 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,185a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime86per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied60%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the RG21 district

£299,000median home sold over the past year · +12.6% over 5 years · +2.4% over the year · 397 sales
Detached£482,500
Semi-detached£408,750
Terraced£310,000
Flat£190,000
Basingstoke and Deane£375,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
ViablesBasingstoke and Deane 58192 £335,000
East OakleyBasingstoke and Deane 60191 £490,000
Old Basing & the CandoversBasingstoke and Deane 1,21182 £575,000
Daneshill & Little BasingBasingstoke and Deane 1,63676 £387,500
Kings FurlongBasingstoke and Deane 2,51463 £285,500
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & EastropBasingstoke and Deane 2,68561 £284,500
Houndmills & OakridgeBasingstoke and Deane 3,42650 £299,000
PopleyBasingstoke and Deane 3,92643 £290,000
South Ham & West HamBasingstoke and Deane 4,87929 £316,000

People living in RG21 Census 2021

Residents77,765
Median age (est.)40
Density430per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 21%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 9%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 84%Asian 9%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 43% · Hindu 4%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG21.

RG22 RG25 RG24 RG23 RG26 RG29 RG28 RG27

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.