RG20 postcode area guide — Basingstoke and Deane
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RG20 postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RG20
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
87.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
46.8%
Gigabit-capable
45.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the RG20 postcode district (Basingstoke and Deane) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 921 postcodes Ofcom measures in RG20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 87.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 45.6%.
Around 0.5% of premises in RG20 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in RG20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RG20 0AA | 75% | 75% |
| RG20 0AB | 94.1% | 94.1% |
| RG20 0AD | 50% | 50% |
| RG20 0AE | 40% | 40% |
| RG20 0AF | 90.9% | 90.9% |
| RG20 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| RG20 0AH | 0% | 0% |
| RG20 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| RG20 0AL | 91.7% | 91.7% |
| RG20 0AN | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Basingstoke and Deane
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Basingstoke And Deane district (86,449 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
91.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
59.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
94.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in RG20
Police recorded 204 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RG20 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 62 | 30.4% |
| Shoplifting | 36 | 17.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 | 11.8% |
| Public order | 24 | 11.8% |
| Drugs | 19 | 9.3% |
| Burglary | 11 | 5.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 5.4% |
| Other theft | 7 | 3.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in RG20
Based on 159 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RG20 is £580,000, up 3.2% on the previous year (£562,000).
Detached
£696,000
87 sales
Semi-detached
£515,000
30 sales
Terraced
£325,000
27 sales
Flat / maisonette
£185,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in RG20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £180,000 | Flat | Hildesley Court | RG20 7LA |
| 14 May 2026 | £935,000 | Detached | RG20 8TN | |
| 13 May 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Queens Road | RG20 5ES |
| 8 May 2026 | £650,000 | Detached | Tubbs Lane | RG20 9RD |
| 7 May 2026 | £725,000 | Detached | Broadlayings | RG20 9TR |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £20,000 | Other | Phoenix Court | RG20 8QQ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £555,000 | Detached | Penwood Heights | RG20 9EZ |
| 13 Apr 2026 | £370,000 | Terraced | Copnor Close | RG20 9UR |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Semi-detached | Star Lane | RG20 9PJ |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | Anchor Yard | RG20 5PQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Basingstoke and Deane demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Basingstoke and Deane district (185,154 residents, 76,645 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.1% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 21% |
| 45–64 | 20% |
| 65+ | 17.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 64.8% |
| Private rented | 15.4% |
| Social rented | 16.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around RG20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Gabriel's School | Not applicable | 0–18 | 442 | RG20 9BD |
| The Clere School | Secondary | 11–16 | 382 | RG20 9HP |
| Thorngrove School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 202 | RG20 9PS |
| Kingsclere Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 202 | RG20 5RE |
| Chieveley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 164 | RG20 8TY |
| Highwood Copse Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 149 | RG20 9BS |
| Woolton Hill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 129 | RG20 9XE |
| St Martin's East Woodhay Church of England (Aided) Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 101 | RG20 0AF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in RG20
110 rated food businesses operate in RG20. 82 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Beedon Breakfast Club, Beeswax Dyson Farming, Bel And The Dragon, Benham Park Estate, Brightwalton School Breakfast Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RG20
From a sample of 195 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 RG20 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 13% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
11%
Band D
48%
Band E
30%
Band F
7%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Basingstoke and Deane
Landlines around RG20 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.