Postcode district · Basingstoke
Who lives in RG21
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in RG21, set against England as a whole.
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 34,292 (2024)
RG21Postcode district · Basingstoke
Who lives in RG21
Residents
34,292
2024 estimate
Households
14,028
Census
Median age
37
Years, from the census
Under 15 / over 65
16% / 14%
Share of residents
Age of residents
The largest age group is 30–34, at 10% of residents. 25.1% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 14.3% are 65 or over, below the England figure of 18.4%.
RG21England
0%
2%
5%
8%
10%
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485+
The gender split
49.4% of residents are female and 50.6% male.
RG21
49%
51%
England
- Female49.4%51%
- Male50.6%49%
Relationship status
42.2% of adults in RG21 are married or in a civil partnership, broadly in line with the England average of 44.7%. 40.7% have never married.
RG21England
Married or civil partnership42.2%44.7%
Never married40.7%37.9%
Divorced or dissolved9.6%9.1%
Separated2.2%2.2%
Widowed5.3%6.1%
How residents rate their health
83.7% of residents in RG21 describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
RG21
48%
36%
12%
England
- Very good47.9%48.5%
- Good35.8%33.7%
- Fair12%12.7%
- Bad3.4%4%
- Very bad0.9%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.