Around average
IMD England
High · 17.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG21 7EQ
Basingstoke
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RG21 7EQ
Coordinates
51.2622, -1.0892
Grid reference
SU636518
Easting
463,647
Northing
151,842
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3W7W66+V8
User Type
Large user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Basingstoke
Travel to Work
Basingstoke
ITL Region
Basingstoke and Deane
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19951
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19951 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near RG21 7EQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG21 7EQ
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Brookvale & Kings Furlong electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
83
YoY stable
18612156
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
24
YoY -14%
47240
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
9
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
10
YoY -17%
23120
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
29
YoY +32%
33218
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.73.2%
Other White9.9%
Indian2.4%
Other Asian2.3%
Chinese1.9%
+ 5 other groups · 10.3%
Religion
No religion47.0%
Christian39.7%
Not answered7.2%
Muslim2.2%
Hindu1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.2%
Age groups
25–3421.8%
35–4921.7%
50–6418.4%
65–746.9%
20–246.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.6%
Households
Other25.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Any member 66+10.0%
+ 8 other households · 28.8%
Administrative Information
Basingstoke and Deane
Local Authority
Council AreaBasingstoke E14001078
Constituency
E14001078Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Brookvale & Kings Furlong
Constituency code
E14001078
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Basingstoke and Deane, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Basingstoke and Deane
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Hampshire
NHS EnglandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hampshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Basingstoke and Deane 012D E01022503
E01022503MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Basingstoke and Deane 012 E02004686
E02004686LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Basingstoke and Deane 012D E01022503
E01022503MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Basingstoke and Deane 012 E02004686
E02004686Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:43 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode RG21 7EQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 19951
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01022503 and MSOA E02004686 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG21 7EQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG21 7EQ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
52%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 17%
Attainment 8
47.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
74%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 28%
Attainment 8
42.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 19%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 23%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
90%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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