Is Basingstoke and Deane a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Basingstoke and Deane, from official data · 16 postcode districts · 5,085 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Basingstoke and Deane, from official data · 16 postcode districts · 5,085 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Basingstoke and Deane sold for £370,223 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.0% on a year earlier. Across Basingstoke and Deane, police record 71 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Basingstoke and Deane, the nearest primary school is Castle Hill Primary School, 1.3 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School, 2.0 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is Shakespeare Road Medical Practice, 2.8 mi away.
Basingstoke station is 2.8 mi away; the nearest park is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk.
Across Basingstoke and Deane, police record 71 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Basingstoke and Deane sold for £370,223 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £659,344, semi-detached £396,698, terraced £306,443, flats £186,163. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Castle Hill Primary School, 1.3 mi away (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School, 2.0 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Basingstoke is 2.8 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £70,738 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.