RG28 7YW

Whitchurch, Overton & Laverstoke · Basingstoke and Deane · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Basingstoke and Deane
Postcode district
RG28
Postcode sector
RG28 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG28 7DJ 39 m
RG28 7DZ 66 m
RG28 7NB 101 m
RG28 7DX 108 m
RG28 7ND 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG28 7YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 December 1997
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG28
Postcode sector
RG28 7
Latitude
51.232438
Longitude
-1.335628
British National Grid easting
446,482
British National Grid northing
148,349

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Basingstoke and Deane · E07000084
Parish or community
E04004486
Westminster constituency
North West Hampshire · E14001403
Output area
E00114710
Lower layer super output area
Basingstoke and Deane 020B · E01022563
Middle layer super output area
Basingstoke and Deane 020 · E02004694

Postcode source versions

Explore RG28

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Whitchurch Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    418 m
  2. Testbourne Community School

    Foundation school

    773 m
  3. Overton Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.9 km

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
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITCHURCH SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, BELL STREET, WHITCHURCH, RG28 7AE

    ODS code J82214

    410 m

Nearby transport

  • Kings Walk

    BCT · Whitchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Test Road

    BCT · Whitchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Test Road

    BCT · Whitchurch

    0.1 miles
  • Square

    BCT · Whitchurch

    0.2 miles
  • Burgage Field

    BCT · Lynch Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,570 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Whitchurch Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 418 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.