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Housing in RG21 2JT

What the homes in RG21 2JT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop
Council
Basingstoke and Deane
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,605 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (39.3%). Flats make up 17.7%, below the 22.2% across England.

RG21 2JTEngland
Detached8.8%22.9%
Semi-detached34.3%31.5%
Terraced39.3%23%
Purpose-built flat16.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.8% of households in the RG21 2JT area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.9% own outright and 34.9% with a mortgage.

RG21 2JT
67%
24%
England
  • Owned66.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.9%1%
  • Private rented23.5%20.5%
  • Social rented5.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

RG21 2JTEngland
Owned outright31.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council0%8.3%
From a housing association5.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

RG21 2JTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (20.3%). 21.1% of households include dependent children.

RG21 2JTEngland
Living alone, under 6617.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Basingstoke and Deane

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Basingstoke and Deane (August 2026, +1.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Basingstoke and DeaneEngland
All homes£1,309£1,459
One bedroom£930£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,210£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,466£1,489
Four or more£2,065£2,161
Detached£1,871£1,640
Semi-detached£1,430£1,449
Terraced£1,302£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,068£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG21 2JT (Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop) (about 1,605 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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