RG29 postcode area guide — Basingstoke and Deane
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RG29 postcode district in Basingstoke and Deane — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RG29
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
44.4%
Gigabit-capable
44.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the RG29 postcode district (Basingstoke and Deane) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 266 postcodes Ofcom measures in RG29, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 44.4%.
Around 0.4% of premises in RG29 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 RG29
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RG29 1AA | 100% | 66.7% |
| RG29 1AB | 100% | 27.3% |
| RG29 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| RG29 1AE | 100% | 33.3% |
| RG29 1AF | 100% | 33.3% |
| RG29 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| RG29 1AH | 93.8% | 0% |
| RG29 1AJ | 100% | 89.2% |
| RG29 1AL | 100% | 16.7% |
| RG29 1AN | 100% | 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 RG29
Police recorded 11 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RG29 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 7 | 63.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 | 18.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 9.1% |
| Other theft | 1 | 9.1% |
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 RG29
Based on 57 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RG29 is £550,000, up 15.8% on the previous year (£475,000).
Detached
£740,000
19 sales
Semi-detached
£538,000
18 sales
Terraced
£435,000
13 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
3 sales
Latest recorded sales in RG29
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | £634,000 | Semi-detached | Gaston Lane | RG29 1RH |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £117,500 | Flat | Palace Gate | RG29 1JZ |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £403,000 | Semi-detached | Crownfields | RG29 1PL |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £125,000 | Flat | Palace Gate | RG29 1JZ |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £675,000 | Detached | Derbyfields | RG29 1HH |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Burgess Close | RG29 1PG |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £635,000 | Other | Hook Road | RG29 1EX |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £338,000 | Terraced | London Road | RG29 1AJ |
| 18 Mar 2026 | £800,000 | Detached | Woodhill Lane | RG29 1SU |
| 13 Mar 2026 | £600,000 | Detached | The Bury | RG29 1LY |
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 RG29
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert May's School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,354 | RG29 1NA |
| Lord Wandsworth College | Not applicable | 11–19 | 707 | RG29 1TB |
| Mayhill Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 236 | RG29 1NB |
| Buryfields Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 167 | RG29 1NE |
| Long Sutton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 95 | RG29 1ST |
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 RG29
41 rated food businesses operate in RG29. 30 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Mayhill Junior School, Bel And The Dragon, Edwards \& Ward At Buryfields Infant School, El Castello, Ellie Jades Kitchen.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RG29
From a sample of 196 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 RG29 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 57% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
16%
Band B
11%
Band C
29%
Band D
33%
Band E
9%
Band F
1%
Band G
1%
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 RG29 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.