RG28 postcode area guide — Basingstoke and Deane
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RG28 postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RG28
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
35.2%
Gigabit-capable
35.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.4%
Broadband availability in the RG28 postcode district (Basingstoke and Deane) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 238 postcodes Ofcom measures in RG28, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 35.2%.
Around 2.4% of premises in RG28 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 RG28
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RG28 7AB | 100% | 100% |
| RG28 7AD | 80% | 50% |
| RG28 7AE | 71.4% | 60.7% |
| RG28 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| RG28 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| RG28 7AH | 96.7% | 73.3% |
| RG28 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| RG28 7AL | 100% | 88.2% |
| RG28 7AN | 100% | 0% |
| RG28 7AP | 66.7% | 66.7% |
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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 RG28
Police recorded 15 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RG28 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 26.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 20.0% |
| Burglary | 2 | 13.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 13.3% |
| Other theft | 1 | 6.7% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 6.7% |
| Public order | 1 | 6.7% |
| Other crime | 1 | 6.7% |
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 RG28
Based on 80 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RG28 is £420,000, up 5.0% on the previous year (£400,000).
Detached
£590,000
24 sales
Semi-detached
£421,500
22 sales
Terraced
£325,000
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£165,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in RG28
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | £314,500 | Semi-detached | Lower Evingar Road | RG28 7BX |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £430,000 | Semi-detached | Buckthorn Road | RG28 7FZ |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £323,000 | Terraced | Bell Mews | RG28 7BG |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £485,000 | Detached | Shuttle Street | RG28 7FS |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached | Richard Adams Way | RG28 7FJ |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £140,000 | Flat | Mulberry Mead | RG28 7BE |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £191,000 | Flat | Waterloo Court | RG28 7PX |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £440,000 | Semi-detached | Winchester Road | RG28 7HP |
| 17 Mar 2026 | £645,000 | Detached | RG28 7SE | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | £322,000 | Terraced | Bell Mews | RG28 7BG |
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 RG28
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testbourne Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 949 | RG28 7JF |
| Whitchurch Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 405 | RG28 7LS |
| Overton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 391 | RG25 3ES |
| St Mary Bourne Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 132 | SP11 6AU |
| Longparish Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 104 | SP11 6PB |
| Barton Stacey Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 109 | SO21 3RY |
| Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 359 | SP11 6TY |
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 RG28
42 rated food businesses operate in RG28. 30 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Anavo At Wessex Lodge Nursing Home, Berehill House Care Home, Blue Ginger, Blue Rickshaw, Bombay Sapphire Distillery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RG28
From a sample of 134 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 RG28 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 60% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
55%
Band D
25%
Band E
10%
Band F
5%
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 RG28 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.