RG22 (Basingstoke) area guide
RG22
Basingstoke
The RG22 postcode district lies within or includes part of the following towns, counties, localities, electoral wards and stations: Basingstoke, Beggarwood, Brighton Hill North, Brighton Hill South, Buckskin, Eastrop, Grove, Hampshire, Hatch Warren, Hatch Warren and Beggarwood, Kempshott, Popley West, South Ham, Winklebury, Worting.
Basingstoke is often mistaken for a new town, but in fact it is an area which has had settlements since the Iron Age. There was a main Roman road that ran from Winchester to Silchester through the town, as well as other ancient routes that ran through the southern and eastern parts of the town.
This area was recorded as a market town in the Domesday Book and has been know to have a weekly market every Wednesday since 1214. The cloth industry and the malting business turned out to be important to the town’s seventeenth century economy. Both the famous designers of Burberry and Milwards originated from this area in the late nineteenth century.
Today this town in northeast Hampshire has a population of over 80,000. This area has an above-average standard of living due to its low unemployment and good local economy. The suburbs and communities of the RG22 are Brighton Hill, Kempshott, Popley West, South Ham, and Winklebury. The areas of Popley and Beggarwood are seeing rapid growth in housing.
Some of the most expensive streets in the area are Humming Bird Court and Merrileas Gardens. Humming Bird Court has an average value of around £390,000. There are four properties on this street. These houses are large detached family homes whose residents generally have school-aged children. The nearest primary and secondary schools are Kempshott Junior School on Old Down Close and Bishop Challoner Catholic VA Secondary School on St Michaels Road. Merrileas Gardens has an average transaction price of £390,000, which can vary. These properties are all large detached family houses. Kempshott Junior School is also the closest primary school to this street, while Briton Hill Community College on Brighton Way is the nearset secondary school. A supermarket on Buckingham Parade makes food shopping convenient for people living on either of these up-market streets.
In contrast, some of the least expensive properties in the area can be found on roads such as Chichester Place and Gershwin Court. Chichester Place has an average current value of £92,000. Almost half of the eight, terraces on this street are now divided into flats. This neighbourhood is primarily inhabited by married couples who either have older children or are empty nesters. St Anne’s Catholic Primary School on Pinkerton Road and Aldworth Science College on Western Way are the two closest schools. Gershwin Court has thirty-three properties and a current average price of £100,000, which varies depending on the market. Twenty-one of the properties are now flats. The homes here are terraces and low rise flats. The closest schools are Manor Field Junior School and Brighton Hill Community College. There is a nearby petrol station on Winchester Road and a supermarket on Brighton Way for food shopping.
Today this town in northeast Hampshire has a population of over 80,000. This area has an above-average standard of living due to its low unemployment and good local economy. The suburbs and communities of the RG22 are Brighton Hill, Kempshott, Popley West, South Ham, and Winklebury. The areas of Popley and Beggarwood are seeing rapid growth in housing.
Some of the most expensive streets in the area are Humming Bird Court and Merrileas Gardens. Humming Bird Court has an average value of around £390,000. There are four properties on this street. These houses are large detached family homes whose residents generally have school-aged children. The nearest primary and secondary schools are Kempshott Junior School on Old Down Close and Bishop Challoner Catholic VA Secondary School on St Michaels Road. Merrileas Gardens has an average transaction price of £390,000, which can vary. These properties are all large detached family houses. Kempshott Junior School is also the closest primary school to this street, while Briton Hill Community College on Brighton Way is the nearset secondary school. A supermarket on Buckingham Parade makes food shopping convenient for people living on either of these up-market streets.
In contrast, some of the least expensive properties in the area can be found on roads such as Chichester Place and Gershwin Court. Chichester Place has an average current value of £92,000. Almost half of the eight, terraces on this street are now divided into flats. This neighbourhood is primarily inhabited by married couples who either have older children or are empty nesters. St Anne’s Catholic Primary School on Pinkerton Road and Aldworth Science College on Western Way are the two closest schools. Gershwin Court has thirty-three properties and a current average price of £100,000, which varies depending on the market. Twenty-one of the properties are now flats. The homes here are terraces and low rise flats. The closest schools are Manor Field Junior School and Brighton Hill Community College. There is a nearby petrol station on Winchester Road and a supermarket on Brighton Way for food shopping.