Housing in RG21 4EX
What the homes in RG21 4EX 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
- 2,369 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
RG21 4EXBasingstoke
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (54.5%). Flats make up 67%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
27.9% of households in the RG21 4EX area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 49.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 15.3% own outright and 12.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned27.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented49.8%20.5%
- Social rented20.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 50.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36%). 13.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG21 4EX (Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop) (about 2,369 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.