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Sherborne St John & Rooksdown

Ward

North east Basingstoke and Deane. About 13,455 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 30 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 98% of people in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
12,134
1,547th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
98%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
78.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Sherborne St John & Rooksdown compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Sherborne St John & RooksdownMiddle
Population18 wards, Basingstoke and Deane · 2021
Population: every ward in Basingstoke and Deane18 areas from 7,150 to 12,134. The middle area is 10,640. Sherborne St John & Rooksdown is 12,134.
12,134most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 wards, Basingstoke and Deane · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Basingstoke and Deane18 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Sherborne St John & Rooksdown is 98.0%.
98%8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, Basingstoke and Deane · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Basingstoke and Deane18 areas from 32.3% to 97.7%. The middle area is 81.9%. Sherborne St John & Rooksdown is 78.5%.
78.5%5th lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, Basingstoke and Deane · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Basingstoke and Deane18 areas from 1.5% to 4.5%. The middle area is 2.5%. Sherborne St John & Rooksdown is 2.4%.
2.4%9th lowest

Is Sherborne St John & Rooksdown safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown at a rate of 76.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 69.7 per 1,000 people across Basingstoke and Deane.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 97 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (487), other crime (231) and anti-social behaviour (119).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Basingstoke and Deane

These figures are published for the whole of Basingstoke and Deane, not for each ward, so they describe all of Basingstoke and Deane and not Sherborne St John & Rooksdown alone. See Basingstoke and Deane

Average house price
£370,223
Up 1.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,809
52nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
Joint 115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.0
Joint 62nd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sherborne St John & Rooksdown in brief

Sherborne St John & Rooksdown had 12,134 usual residents at the census.

About 98% of people in Sherborne St John & Rooksdown live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Sherborne St John & Rooksdown, 78.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Sherborne St John & Rooksdown, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.