Is RG26 5EL a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

RG26 5EL is a postcode in Bramley, Basingstoke and Deane, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near RG26 5EL, then scores the surrounding small area 77/100 - top 7% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around RG26 5EL are health and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for RG26 5EL is based on Basingstoke and Deane 002 Census 2021. It covers 7,985 residents, 287 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 48, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 80% owner-occupied, 12% privately rented, 8% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 8/10.

For property prices near RG26 5EL, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the RG26 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £368k from 85 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near RG26 5EL by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near RG26 5EL; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.