RG26 5SB postcode in Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire

RG26 5SB is a postcode in Basingstoke and Deane, in the Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst 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 87% of homes and businesses at RG26 5SB 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 Midgham 5.6 km in a straight line

Where RG26 5SB is, and what is near it

Map of RG26 5SB and what is near it Map of RG26 5SB: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the RG26 5 sector, 4 schools (2 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 5FJ: also in RG26 5RG26 5GE: also in RG26 5RG26 5GW: also in RG26 5RG26 5GX: also in RG26 5RG26 5GY: also in RG26 5RG26 5GZ: also in RG26 5RG26 5HD: also in RG26 5RG26 5HE: also in RG26 5RG26 5HF: also in RG26 5RG26 5HG: also in RG26 5RG26 5HQ: also in RG26 5RG26 5JB: also in RG26 5RG26 5JF: also in RG26 5RG26 5JG: also in RG26 5RG26 5JH: also in RG26 5RG26 5JJ: also in RG26 5RG26 5JL: also in RG26 5RG26 5JN: also in RG26 5RG26 5JP: also in RG26 5RG26 5JQ: also in RG26 5RG26 5JR: also in RG26 5RG26 5JS: also in RG26 5RG26 5JT: also in RG26 5RG26 5JW: also in RG26 5RG26 5JX: also in RG26 5RG26 5JY: also in RG26 5RG26 5LH: also in RG26 5RG26 5LJ: also in RG26 5RG26 5LL: also in RG26 5RG26 5LN: also in RG26 5RG26 5LP: also in RG26 5RG26 5LQ: also in RG26 5RG26 5LR: also in RG26 5RG26 5LS: also in RG26 5RG26 5LT: also in RG26 5RG26 5LU: also in RG26 5RG26 5LX: also in RG26 5RG26 5LY: also in RG26 5RG26 5LZ: also in RG26 5RG26 5NA: also in RG26 5RG26 5NB: also in RG26 5RG26 5ND: also in RG26 5RG26 5NE: also in RG26 5RG26 5NF: also in RG26 5RG26 5NG: also in RG26 5RG26 5NH: also in RG26 5RG26 5NL: also in RG26 5RG26 5NN: also in RG26 5RG26 5NP: also in RG26 5RG26 5NR: also in RG26 5RG26 5NS: also in RG26 5RG26 5NT: also in RG26 5RG26 5NU: also in RG26 5RG26 5NY: also in RG26 5RG26 5NZ: also in RG26 5RG26 5PA: also in RG26 5RG26 5PB: also in RG26 5RG26 5PD: also in RG26 5RG26 5PE: also in RG26 5RG26 5PF: also in RG26 5RG26 5PG: also in RG26 5RG26 5PH: also in RG26 5RG26 5PJ: also in RG26 5RG26 5PL: also in RG26 5RG26 5PN: also in RG26 5RG26 5PQ: also in RG26 5RG26 5PW: also in RG26 5RG26 5QU: also in RG26 5RG26 5RN: also in RG26 5RG26 5RY: also in RG26 5RG26 5RZ: also in RG26 5RG26 5SA: also in RG26 5RG26 5SD: also in RG26 5RG26 5WR: also in RG26 5 2 places, 2.6–3.1 kmTadley Court School 3.9 kmWatership Down Health 4.7 kmMidgham station 5.6 km2 places, 6.6–6.8 kmBramley RG26 5SB Map of RG26 5SB and what is near it Map of RG26 5SB: its centre point, with the 319 other postcodes in the RG26 5 sector, 4 schools (3 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. School 1.7 km3 places, 2.6–3.9 kmWatership Down Health 4.7 kmBramley RG26 5SB
  • RG26 5SB
  • 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 51.3460, longitude -1.1870)

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 5SB?

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 5SB?

7% of the homes and businesses at RG26 5SB cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s) from a line or fixed wireless, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RG26 5SB 87% Basingstoke and Deane 81%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RG26 5SB 87% Basingstoke and Deane 97%
Cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s)7%
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 5SB?

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

Check the bin days for RG26 5SB 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 5SB 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 5SB.

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 5SB: 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 5SB 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 5SB?

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 5SB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG26 5SB 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 5SB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around RG26 5SB. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). 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 5SB

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 £1,503 (band A) to £4,510 (band H); band G, the most common, is £3,759.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,503
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,754
Band Cabout 60 (11%)£2,005
Band Dabout 60 (11%)£2,255
Band Eabout 100 (18%)£2,756
Band Fabout 120 (21%)£3,258
Band Gabout 160 (29%)£3,759
Band Habout 20 (4%)£4,510

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 20% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

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 5SB is in (ONS area E01022472), 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 5SB?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG26 5SB, 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 5SB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG26 5SB is Midgham Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Midgham Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Thatcham Rail Station Railway station 6.6 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 5SB, 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 5SB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG26 5SB, 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 5SB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of RG26 5SB 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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near RG26 5SB?

The nearest to the centre of RG26 5SB, 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 5SB?

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 5SB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG26 5SB, 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 5SB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG26 5SB, 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 5SB?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG26 5SB 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 5SB in a conservation area?

The centre of RG26 5SB 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 5SB?

Police.uk records 1 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG26 5SB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Burglary1 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 5SB

Ward
Tadley North, Kingsclere & Baughurst
Parish
Baughurst
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 5JT490 mRG26 5JR900 mRG26 5JS1.0 kmRG26 5SD1.1 kmRG26 5JX1.1 kmRG26 5SA1.2 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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