Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane is a town in Hampshire, England. It has 0 bus stops and Overton railway station 6.4 km away. Covers 40 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Basingstoke and Deane is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 185,154 residents at roughly 292 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 62nd of 294 English council areas — better than 79% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
17°COvercast
- Today: 18° / 10° · 9% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 10° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:35
13h 6m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
28US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
266 reported road collisions (2024)
71 killed or seriously injured · 362 casualties · 14.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
9 food businesses within 2 miles
- 5 rated 4–5 ★ (5 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Overton (6.4 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Overton (6.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£368,739 average▼ 1.3% YoY
Across Basingstoke and Deane · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,307 average monthly rent▲ 2% YoY
- 1 bed £929
- 2 bed £1,208
- 3 bed £1,463
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (9.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 142.9p · Shell (7.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · Shell (7.4 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
31 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: ICUEVE900605 (4.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
185,154 residents in Basingstoke and Deane · 292/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 246 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,255 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (34% of 81,590)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
86 schools · 26,122 pupils
58 primary · 10 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 33 of 38 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
75inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Brighton Hill Community SchoolGood
- CranbourneGood
- Testbourne Community SchoolGood
- The Costello SchoolGood
- The Vyne Community SchoolGood
- The Blue Coat School BasingstokeRequires improvement
- Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
- Everest Community Academy
- The Clere School
- The Hurst School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Basingstoke and Deane
Care & health services
1,436 CQC-registered services
- Care homes482
- GP practices163
- Dentists325
- Homecare agencies362
- Hospitals & hospices35
CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
225 applications decided
94.2% granted · 212 granted, 13 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 10
- Con 11
- LD 11
- Grn 2
- Ref 3
- Oth 17
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
8,145 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£823 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£29,000 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
59% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 88,518 certificates
7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Hampshire:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases533 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership500 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s364 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test351 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office341 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Ibworth · 0.8 kmIbworth is a hamlet in Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Hannington. Interesting features include a community notice board and a wall post box dating from the reign of Queen Victoria.
Upper Wootton · 1.0 kmUpper Wootton is a hamlet in the civil parish of Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Tadley, which lies approximately 4.8 miles 6.2 miles…
Malshanger · 1.8 kmMalshanger is a small village in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Basingstoke, which lies approximately 4.5 miles (7.1 km) south-east from the village.
Wootton St Lawrence · 2.3 kmWootton St Lawrence is a small village in the civil parish of Wootton St Lawrence with Ramsdell, in Hampshire, England, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west of Basingstoke. The name is derived from the Old English wudu tun meaning…
Ewhurst, Hampshire · 2.4 kmEwhurst is a village in the civil parish of Baughurst, in the Basingstoke and Deane district, in Hampshire, England, and 6.2 miles (10.0 km) northwest of Basingstoke. Its parish church dates from 1682. The village its…
Newfound, Hampshire · 3.1 kmNewfound is a hamlet in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Basingstoke, which lies approximately 4.1 miles (6.6 km) east from the hamlet.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Basingstoke and Deane
- Ashford Hill
- Ball Hill
- Basingstoke
- Baughurst
- Bramley
- Brimpton Common
- Burghclere
- Burghclere Common
- Charter Alley and Ramsdell
- Cliddesden
- Dummer
- Hannington
- Headley (Basingstoke and Deane)
- Hook (Hart)
- Horris Hill
- Kingsclere
- Lasham
- Little London (Basingstoke and Deane)
- Monk Sherborne
- Mortimer
- Nately Scures
- Newnham (Basingstoke and Deane)
- North Waltham
- Oakley (Basingstoke and Deane)
- Old Basing
- Old Warren
- Overton (Basingstoke and Deane)
- Pamber Green
- Picket Piece
- Preston Candover
- Sherborne St John
- Sherfield on Loddon
- Silchester
- St Mary Bourne
- Tadley
- Turgis Green
- Up Nately
- Upton Grey
- Whitchurch (Basingstoke and Deane)
- Woolton Hill and Highclere