RG26 5RE

Sherborne St John & Rooksdown · Basingstoke and Deane · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tadley
Local authority
Basingstoke and Deane
Postcode district
RG26
Postcode sector
RG26 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG26 5RB 295 m
RG26 5RF 322 m
RG26 5SF 331 m
RG26 5RA 462 m
RG26 5PR 528 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG26 5RE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG26
Postcode sector
RG26 5
Latitude
51.309686
Longitude
-1.157356
British National Grid easting
458,830
British National Grid northing
157,067

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Basingstoke and Deane · E07000084
Parish or community
E04004488
Westminster constituency
North West Hampshire · E14001403
Output area
E00114627
Lower layer super output area
Basingstoke and Deane 005E · E01022547
Middle layer super output area
Basingstoke and Deane 005 · E02004679

Postcode source versions

Explore RG26

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sheepwash Cottage, Sheepwash Lane, Ramsdell, Tadley, RG26 5RE 11 June 2021 £649,250
Brookside Cottage, Sheepwash Lane, Ramsdell, Tadley, RG26 5RE 1 September 2016 £900,000
Digweeds Farm, Sheepwash Lane, Ramsdell, Tadley, RG26 5RE 7 November 1997 £695,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. The Priory Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. Sherborne St John Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km
  3. Saxon Wood School

    Community special school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 7
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.6
RG26 5 residents
10,100

Age bands in RG26 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,796 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

959 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

2,381 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

3,052 residents

Age 65 and over
18%

1,792 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG26 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Pithall

    BCT · Upper Wootton

    1.2 miles
  • Pithall

    BCT · Upper Wootton

    1.2 miles
  • Ibworth Turn

    BCT · Ibworth

    1.2 miles
  • Ibworth Turn

    BCT · Ibworth

    1.2 miles
  • Woodgarston Farm

    BCT · Upper Wootton

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Basingstoke and Deane 005E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,719 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Priory Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 7 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.