RG28 postcode area · Basingstoke and Deane

The RG28 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Basingstoke and Deane, Hart, Test Valley. Area Scores range from 42 to 95 across them. Every full RG28 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The RG28 district contains both ends of the scale: Hook & Rotherwick at 96 out of 100 (#279 of 6,856 in England) against Popley at 43, a 53-point gap between neighbouring areas. 5 of the 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £290,000 in Popley to £700,500 in Woolton Hill, Burghclere & Bishops Green — a 2.4× gap within the RG28 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Basingstoke and Deane, Hart and Test Valley — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,108a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime50per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied68%

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 RG28 district

£402,000median home sold over the past year · +11.7% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 91 sales
Detached£560,000
Semi-detached£421,500
Terraced£320,000
Flat£172,500
Basingstoke and Deane£375,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Hook & RotherwickHart 27996 £445,000
Whitchurch & AshmansworthBasingstoke and Deane 1,08884 £421,500
Overton & North WalthamBasingstoke and Deane 1,12984 £425,000
Chilbolton, Clatford & Barton StaceyTest Valley 1,67176 £522,500
Woolton Hill, Burghclere & Bishops GreenBasingstoke and Deane 2,08270 £700,500
PopleyBasingstoke and Deane 3,92643 £290,000

People living in RG28 Census 2021

Residents52,466
Median age (est.)41
Density134per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 9%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 18%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 24%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 4%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 4%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 42% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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 RG28.

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.