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RG26 postcode area · Basingstoke and Deane

The RG26 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Basingstoke and Deane, Reading, West Berkshire. Area Scores range from 36 to 91 across them. Every full RG26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The RG26 district contains both ends of the scale: East Oakley at 91 out of 100 (#601 of 6,856 in England) against Battle & Caversham Bridge at 36, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. 6 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £290,000 in Popley to £490,000 in East Oakley. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Basingstoke and Deane, Reading and West Berkshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,495a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime59per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied67%

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 RG26 district

£400,000median home sold over the past year · +14.3% over 5 years · +3.9% over the year · 345 sales
Detached£575,000
Semi-detached£391,000
Terraced£320,000
Flat£200,000
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
East OakleyBasingstoke and Deane 60191 £490,000
Tadley East, Pamber & SilchesterBasingstoke and Deane 84888 £444,000
Bramley, Sherfield & the SherbornesBasingstoke and Deane 1,43879 £465,000
Kingsclere & Heath EndBasingstoke and Deane 1,59577 £436,000
Tadley WestBasingstoke and Deane 1,73975 £348,000
Thatcham South East & BradfieldWest Berkshire 1,86373 £425,000
PopleyBasingstoke and Deane 3,92643 £290,000
Battle & Caversham BridgeReading 4,37236 £324,000

People living in RG26 Census 2021

Residents76,712
Median age (est.)40
Density253per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above36%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 15%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 25%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 41% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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.

Towns & places in RG26

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG26 district.

Tadley Thatcham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG26.

RG7 RG24 RG19 RG23 RG21 RG25 RG22 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.