RG28
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Whitchurch, in Basingstoke and Deane.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RG28 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In RG28, 41.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How RG28 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is RG28 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RG28 at a rate of 44.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across the RG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RG28.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (136), other crime (63) and criminal damage and arson (26).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RG28 was 39.8 per 1,000 people.
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.
Deprivation in RG28, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RG28 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in RG28
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basingstoke and Deane 020B | 1,846 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 41.1% |
| Basingstoke and Deane 020C | 2,149 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 36.0% |
| Basingstoke and Deane 020D | 1,907 | 30.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 57.0% |
MPs for RG28
- Kit MalthouseConservativeMP for North West Hampshire100% of RG28’s postcodes
- Caroline NokesConservativeMP for Romsey and Southampton North0.4% of RG28’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in RG281
Postcode sectors in RG281
Council1
Postcode districts next to RG284
Nearest rail stations2
More in the RG postcode area2
RG28 in brief
RG28 is a postcode district covering Whitchurch, in Basingstoke and Deane.
About 6,776 people lived in RG28 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £400,000 in 2025 across 101 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 44.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in RG28 was £400,000 in 2025.
RG28 had 6,442 usual residents at the census.
In RG28, 41.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In RG28, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.