RG23 postcode area guide — Basingstoke and Deane
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RG23 postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RG23
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.3%
Gigabit-capable
84.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the RG23 postcode district (Basingstoke and Deane) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 357 postcodes Ofcom measures in RG23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.3%.
Around 0% of premises in RG23 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 RG23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RG23 7AA | 100% | 100% |
| RG23 7AB | 100% | 100% |
| RG23 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| RG23 7AE | 100% | 100% |
| RG23 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| RG23 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| RG23 7AH | 100% | 100% |
| RG23 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| RG23 7AL | 100% | 63% |
| RG23 7AN | 100% | 90% |
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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 RG23
Police recorded 39 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RG23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 20 | 51.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 12.8% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 10.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 7.7% |
| Drugs | 2 | 5.1% |
| Theft from the person | 2 | 5.1% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.6% |
| Public order | 1 | 2.6% |
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 RG23
Based on 148 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RG23 is £410,000, down 4.7% on the previous year (£430,000).
Detached
£542,446
52 sales
Semi-detached
£385,000
42 sales
Terraced
£320,000
48 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,450
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in RG23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Hunters Close | RG23 7BG |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Wilmott Way | RG23 8AR |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | Lightsfield | RG23 7BY |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached | Saunders Way | RG23 7FG |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £460,000 | Detached | Copper Place | RG23 7QW |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £450,000 | Detached | Medina Gardens | RG23 7AY |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Hillcrest Court | RG23 8DA |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £335,000 | Terraced | Kenilworth Road | RG23 8JN |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Croft Road | RG23 7LA |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached | Carlisle Close | RG23 8JG |
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 RG23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 651 | RG23 8BN |
| Oakley Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 251 | RG23 7JZ |
| Winklebury Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 198 | RG23 8AF |
| Winklebury Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 182 | RG23 8AF |
| Oakley Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 182 | RG23 7JZ |
| Castle Hill Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 174 | RG23 8BN |
| Chiltern Way Academy Futures | Not applicable | 11–16 | 39 | RG23 8AA |
| Hounsome Fields Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 29 | RG23 7GJ |
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 RG23
48 rated food businesses operate in RG23. 33 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Acorns Nursery, Aldi, Basingstoke Town Community Football Club At Hampshire FA, Beach Arms, Bean Band.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RG23
From a sample of 222 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 RG23 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 63% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
40%
Band C
20%
Band D
27%
Band E
7%
Band F
2%
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 RG23 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.