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RG28 7BS

Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke · Basingstoke and Deane · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke
Local authority
Basingstoke and Deane
Constituency
North West Hampshire
Postcode district
RG28
Postcode sector
RG28 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG28 7BH 39 m
RG28 7AD 47 m
RG28 7AF 50 m
RG28 7PX 58 m
RG28 7AB 61 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG28 7BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG28
Postcode sector
RG28 7
Latitude
51.229842
Longitude
-1.339360
British National Grid easting
446,224
British National Grid northing
148,058

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Basingstoke and Deane · E07000084
Electoral ward
Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke · E05013094
Parish or community
E04004486
Westminster constituency
North West Hampshire · E14001403
Output area
E00114714
Lower layer super output area
Basingstoke and Deane 020C · E01022564
Middle layer super output area
Basingstoke and Deane 020 · E02004694

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
1

  1. Whitchurch Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    435 m

  2. Testbourne Community School

    Foundation school

    567 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 100
  • Anti social behaviour 17
  • Public order 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Other theft 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
0.8
RG28 7 residents
6,418

Age bands in RG28 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,199 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

566 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.6%

1,587 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

1,782 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

1,308 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG28 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
14.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
14.3%
Gigabit-capable
14.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • WHITCHURCH SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, BELL STREET, WHITCHURCH, RG28 7AE

    ODS code J82214

    83 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Square

    BCT · Whitchurch

    0.0 miles

  • Fire Station

    BCT · Whitchurch

    0.0 miles

  • Square

    BCT · Whitchurch

    0.0 miles

  • Silk Mill

    BCT · Whitchurch

    0.0 miles

  • The Bell

    BCT · Whitchurch

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Basingstoke and Deane 020C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,922 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
7
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whitchurch Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 435 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 100 events.

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