United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Basingstoke and Deane
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~178k · 75 state-funded schools
Good pay, high costs. Basingstoke and Deane offers median weekly earnings of £823.10, just above the South East average, and a median house price of £364,000, which is lower than the regional median. However, housing affordability is a significant challenge, with rent consuming 37.1% of median gross pay and house prices a steep 8.5 times annual earnings. While council tax is low, crime rates are above the regional average. This location suits those prioritising a strong local job market over affordability, or who have substantial savings.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Basingstoke and Deane ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,801/yr
High
Better than 73% of UK LAs
House price
£364,000
Expensive
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,324/mo
Expensive
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,255/yr
Cheapest
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Crime
74.0/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
12.8
Low
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Schools
90.1%
Weak
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
74 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
64 of 71 (90.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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75 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 75 schools, sortable and filterable.
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