RG26 5EA postcode in Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire

RG26 5EA is a postcode in Basingstoke and Deane, in the Sherborne St John & Rooksdown ward. It is in the North West Hampshire parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at RG26 5EA can get it Across Basingstoke and Deane: 81% Typical price £540,000 Homes sold in RG26 5, last 12 months. ▲ 20% on the year before Nearest station Bramley (Hants) 2.1 km in a straight line

Where RG26 5EA is, and what is near it

Map of RG26 5EA and what is near it Map of RG26 5EA: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the RG26 5 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG26 5AJ: also in RG26 5RG26 5AN: also in RG26 5RG26 5AP: also in RG26 5RG26 5AR: also in RG26 5RG26 5AW: also in RG26 5RG26 5AX: also in RG26 5RG26 5AY: also in RG26 5RG26 5AZ: also in RG26 5RG26 5BB: also in RG26 5RG26 5BF: also in RG26 5RG26 5BL: also in RG26 5RG26 5BN: also in RG26 5RG26 5BP: also in RG26 5RG26 5BQ: also in RG26 5RG26 5BY: also in RG26 5RG26 5BZ: also in RG26 5RG26 5DB: also in RG26 5RG26 5DD: also in RG26 5RG26 5DE: also in RG26 5RG26 5DF: also in RG26 5RG26 5DG: also in RG26 5RG26 5DH: also in RG26 5RG26 5DJ: also in RG26 5RG26 5DL: also in RG26 5RG26 5DN: also in RG26 5RG26 5DP: also in RG26 5RG26 5DQ: also in RG26 5RG26 5DR: also in RG26 5RG26 5DS: also in RG26 5RG26 5DT: also in RG26 5RG26 5DU: also in RG26 5RG26 5DW: also in RG26 5RG26 5DX: also in RG26 5RG26 5DY: also in RG26 5RG26 5EB: also in RG26 5RG26 5ED: also in RG26 5RG26 5EE: also in RG26 5RG26 5EG: also in RG26 5RG26 5EH: also in RG26 5RG26 5EQ: also in RG26 5RG26 5EY: also in RG26 5RG26 5FN: also in RG26 5RG26 5FW: also in RG26 5RG26 5FY: also in RG26 5RG26 5FZ: also in RG26 5RG26 5GA: also in RG26 5RG26 5GB: also in RG26 5RG26 5GF: also in RG26 5RG26 5JU: also in RG26 5RG26 5QY: also in RG26 5RG26 5SZ: also in RG26 5RG26 5TE: also in RG26 5RG26 5TQ: also in RG26 5RG26 5UE: also in RG26 5RG26 5UF: also in RG26 5RG26 5UG: also in RG26 5RG26 5UH: also in RG26 5RG26 5UJ: also in RG26 5RG26 5UL: also in RG26 5RG26 5UN: also in RG26 5RG26 5UP: also in RG26 5RG26 5UQ: also in RG26 5RG26 5WF: also in RG26 5RG26 5WL: also in RG26 5RG26 5WN: also in RG26 5RG26 5WP: also in RG26 5RG26 5WQ: also in RG26 5RG26 5WW: also in RG26 5RG26 5XB: also in RG26 5RG26 5XD: also in RG26 5RG26 5XE: also in RG26 5RG26 5XF: also in RG26 5RG26 5XG: also in RG26 5RG26 5XJ: also in RG26 5RG26 5XN: also in RG26 5RG26 5XP: also in RG26 5 Clift Surgery 2.0 kmSchool 2.6 kmThe Loddon School 3.0 kmSchool 3.5 kmBramley RG26 5EA Map of RG26 5EA and what is near it Map of RG26 5EA: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the RG26 5 sector, 4 schools (4 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Clift Surgery 2.0 kmThe Loddon School 3.0 kmSchool 3.5 kmBramley RG26 5EA
  • RG26 5EA
  • Other postcodes in RG26 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3137, longitude -1.0751)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG26 5EA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RG26 5EA?

None of the homes and businesses at RG26 5EA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RG26 5EA 0% Basingstoke and Deane 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RG26 5EA 0% Basingstoke and Deane 97%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at RG26 5EA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council's days for RG26 5EA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for RG26 5EA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RG26 5EA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include RG26 5EA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Basingstoke and Deane

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG26 5EA: 2,029 properties in Basingstoke and Deane are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Basingstoke and Deane

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of RG26 5EA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RG26 5EA?

Homes in RG26 5 sold for a typical £540,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 111 sales, up 20% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£540,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 20% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £675,000 61 sales
  • Semi-detached £415,000 29 sales
  • Terraced £355,000 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £210,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RG26 district: a typical £415,000 from 291 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in RG26 5EA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG26 5EA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RG26 5EA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around RG26 5EA. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (67%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RG26 5EA

Band D in Basingstoke and Deane for 2026‑27: £2,255. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,754 (band B) to £4,510 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,255.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,503
Band Babout 30 (5%)£1,754
Band Cabout 160 (28%)£2,005
Band Dabout 180 (32%)£2,255
Band Eabout 150 (26%)£2,756
Band Fabout 30 (5%)£3,258
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,759
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,510

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 67% 2010 to 2019
  9. 7% 2020 or later

1945 to 1964: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Basingstoke and Deane before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RG26 5EA is in (ONS area E01034710), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RG26 5EA?

The nearest open schools to RG26 5EA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG26 5EA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to RG26 5EA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG26 5EA is Bramley (Hants) Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Bramley (Hants) Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Basingstoke Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near RG26 5EA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RG26 5EA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG26 5EA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RG26 5EA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of RG26 5EA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RG26 5EA?

The nearest to the centre of RG26 5EA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RG26 5EA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RG26 5EA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG26 5EA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RG26 5EA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG26 5EA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RG26 5EA?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG26 5EA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RG26 5EA in a conservation area?

The centre of RG26 5EA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RG26 5EA?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG26 5EA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Other crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RG26 5EA

Ward
Sherborne St John & Rooksdown
Parish
Sherborne St John
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

RG26 5DX100 mRG26 5DL420 mRG26 5DN660 mRG26 5DH870 mRG26 5EE1.2 kmRG26 5EH1.2 km
All of RG26

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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