Oakley (Basingstoke and Deane)

15°COvercast

• Today: 18° / 10° · 9% rain
• Tomorrow: 20° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:35

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

29US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

15 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences6
• Public order3
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Basingstoke Rural South · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

49 food businesses within 2 miles

• 41 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Overton (5.9 km)
• 30 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£368,739 average▼ 1.3% YoY

Across Basingstoke and Deane · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 142.9p · Shell (10.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · Shell (10.9 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

32 charging locations within ~8 km

• 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Oakley Hall Hotel (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools22
• Sports pitches16
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

185,154 residents in Basingstoke and Deane · 292/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 246 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Basingstoke and Deane

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 23 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

225 applications decided

94.2% granted · 212 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Luke Murphy

Labour

Basingstoke

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 10
• Con 11
• LD 11
• Grn 2
• Ref 3
• Oth 17

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,145 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

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

16% low-carbon electricity

Gas 70% · Imports 14% · Biomass 8% · Wind 4%

292 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Basingstoke:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership509 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office390 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s388 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test336 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases301 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Oakley, Hampshire · 0.2 km

  Oakley is a village in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane in Hampshire, England, located around 4.5 miles (7 km) west of Basingstoke. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 5,322. Together with the smaller villag…

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  Oakley Church of England Junior School · 0.3 km

  Oakley Church of England Junior School was founded in 1962 and is a junior school that serves the village of Oakley, Hampshire, England. It has multiple facilities, including an outdoor swimming pool, IT suite, copse…

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  Oakley Hall, Hampshire · 0.7 km

  Oakley Hall is a Georgian manor in Oakley, Hampshire, located 10 km (6.2 mi) to the west of Basingstoke. Completed in 1795 by Wither Bramston, the building is now a hotel and conference centre. It is located in a wood…

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  Oakley railway station (Hampshire) · 1.1 km

  Oakley was a railway station on the West of England Main Line in Hampshire, England which served the village of Oakley.

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  Newfound, Hampshire · 1.2 km

  Newfound 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.

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  Malshanger · 2.4 km

  Malshanger 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.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)