Old Basing
Old Basing is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 3,876. It has 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 2 restaurants and cafés, 39 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Basingstoke, 3.3 km away. In June 2026, there were around 6 recorded street crimes, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Old Basing area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Basingstoke and Deane area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 185,154 residents at roughly 292 people per km².
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- County
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- Basingstoke
- Police force
- Hampshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 60th of 294 English council areas — better than 80% 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
10°CSunny
- Today: 12° / 7° · 26% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:34
9h 34m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
13 reported · August 2026▲ 30% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences6
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Other theft2
- Public order2
Neighbourhood team: Basingstoke East · Hampshire
Local policing priorities
- Rural ASB
- Violence Reduction
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
276 reported road collisions (2025)
74 killed or seriously injured · 365 casualties · 14.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
83 food businesses within 2 miles
- 70 rated 4–5 ★ (57 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Basingstoke (3.8 km)
- 30 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Basingstoke (3.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£373,551 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across Basingstoke and Deane · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,309 average monthly rent▲ 1.5% YoY
- 1 bed £930
- 2 bed £1,210
- 3 bed £1,466
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,390 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 171.9p · Asda (3.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · Asda (3.6 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
42 charging locations within ~8 km
- 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Martins Renault (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools7
- Sports pitches10
- Playgrounds7
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,732
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,356
- Net moves+376
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 237 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
75 inspected 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
1,439 CQC-registered services
- Care homes483
- GP practices166
- Dentists324
- Homecare agencies359
- Hospitals & hospices35
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 96 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
259 applications decided
91.1% granted · 236 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat
North East Hampshire
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,260 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £37,000 avg
e.g. Commercial Cleaners, Experienced Commercial Cleaners Needed – Office Sites, Housekeeping Assistant
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
Grid electricity
27% low-carbon electricity
Gas 69% · Wind 12% · Solar 6% · Biomass 5%
280 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in RG24
- Chineham Medical Practice
- Shakespeare Road Medical Practice
- Skylight Psychiatry Adhd Services
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Hampshire:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death512 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks335 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases325 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Criminalise unauthorised development & ban retrospective permission307 local signatures · 7,329 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 287 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Old Basing · 1.1 kmOld Basing is a village in the civil parish of Old Basing and Lychpit, in the Basingstoke and Deane district, in Hampshire, England, just east of Basingstoke. It was called Basengum in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and Ba…
- Battle of Basing · 1.1 km
The Battle of Basing was a victory of a Viking army over the West Saxons at the royal estate of Basing in Hampshire on about 22 January 871.
Siege of Basing House · 1.3 kmThe siege of Basing House near Basingstoke in Hampshire, was a Parliamentarian victory late in the First English Civil War. Whereas the title of the event may suggest a single siege, there were in fact three major eng…
Basing House · 1.4 kmBasing House was a Tudor palace and castle in the village of Old Basing in the English county of Hampshire. It once rivalled Hampton Court Palace in its size and opulence. Today only parts of the basement or lower gro…
Andwell · 1.4 kmAndwell is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mapledurwell and Up Nately, in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its former range was divided by the M3 motorway; it is also b…
- Lychpit · 1.4 km
Lychpit is a modern housing development adjacent to Old Basing near Basingstoke, Hampshire. The modern development started in the early 1980s but the area has an ancient past associated with that of Old Basing.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Basing?
- Old Basing is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Basingstoke and Deane local authority.
- What is the population of Old Basing?
- Old Basing has an approximate settlement population of 3,876.
- How deprived is Old Basing?
- The Basingstoke and Deane local authority, which includes Old Basing, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.