Affluence in RG23 8FB
How RG23 8FB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Buckskin & Worting
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
RG23 8FBBasingstoke
How well off RG23 8FB is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the RG23 8FB area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills6.0
- Crime6.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Living environment8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
59.4% of adults in the RG23 8FB area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.7% are retired and 3.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
39.8% of adults in the RG23 8FB area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
31.8% of adults in the RG23 8FB area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 14.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG23 8FB (Buckskin & Worting) (about 1,494 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.