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RG26 3

154 sales in the last 12 months · median £325,000 · Basingstoke and Deane

Cleaner air than most
Basingstoke and Deane Council · Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition   28/54 seats · 52% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This postcode sector

Population7,727

0–14
18%
15–24
10%
25–44
28%
45–64
27%
65+
17%
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Median age40.8
Born outside the UK15%
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

In work65%

Unemployment4.1%
Self-employed14.1%
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Retired20.4%
Residents 16+ in employment · Census 2021

Education35%

Level 4+ (degree)35.2%
No qualifications14.2%
Residents with a Level-4+ qualification · Census 2021

Health & wellbeing85%

Good health
85%
Life satisfaction 7.26/10
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Happiness7.32/10
Feels worthwhile7.62/10
Anxiety (lower = better)3.38/10
Census 2021 · ONS wellbeing survey
Deprivation — IMD decile 8/10 · more deprived than in 2019. About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 8/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 9 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income
8.5/10
Employment
8.5/10
Education & skills
6.2/10
Health & disability
8.1/10
Crime
7.2/10
Housing & services
3.9/10
Living environment
8.1/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
65%
own their home
ONS Census 2021
89%
White · Asian 6%
ONS Census 2021
15%
born outside the UK
ONS Census 2021
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