Pay vs Place

Basingstoke and Deane: what a home costs and what you need to earn

South East. House prices are based on 2,150 sales over the last 12 months.

Buying a home
Expensive
A typical home costs 8.4× median full-time pay
Renting a home
Expensive
Average rent takes 35% of median pay
Recorded crime
Low
58.2 per 1,000 residents (England and Wales: 81.3)

How we rate: buying compares the typical home price with median pay (under 5× affordable, 5 to 8× fairly affordable, 8 to 11× expensive, over 11× very expensive). Renting compares a year of average rent with median pay (under 25% affordable, 25 to 33% fairly affordable, 33 to 40% expensive, over 40% very expensive). Crime compares the rate per resident with the England and Wales average.

Median full-time pay
£44,809
Gross a year, people living in Basingstoke and Deane
Terraced house price ÷ pay
7.0×
A typical terraced house costs this many years of median pay
Renting a terraced house
35%
of median gross pay goes on rent (£1,302 a month)

What the numbers say about Basingstoke and Deane

Across all property types, the typical home sold in Basingstoke and Deane over the past year cost £375,000, which is 8.4× median full-time pay. Measured against pay, Basingstoke and Deane is the 122nd most expensive of 316 areas for buying; the typical area is 7.6×. Within the South East it is the 16th least expensive of 64 areas.

For a terraced house at £314,000, a lender would typically look for an income of around £63,000, and the 10% deposit would be £31,500, about 8 months of median gross pay. Median full-time pay here is £44,809, 71% of the income needed, so on these assumptions it takes two median incomes, or one well above the median, to meet the test.

Renting a terraced house costs about £1,302 a month, which is 35% of median gross pay. Across all property types the average rent is £1,309 a month. Measured against pay, it is around the middle of 316 areas (129th most expensive) for renting. Rents rose 1.5% over the latest year ONS measured, slower than the typical area (3.9%).

Median full-time pay of £44,809 is the 50th highest of 316 areas; the typical area is £38,328. This is pay for people who live in Basingstoke and Deane, wherever they work.

Police recorded 58.2 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year, which is 28% below average for England and Wales (81.3). That makes it the 93rd lowest of 310 areas for recorded crime per resident. The category furthest below average is vehicle offences (39% below).

Buying

Property type Sales Median price Price ÷ pay Deposit (10%) Income typically needed
Detached 668 £566,250 12.6× £56,500 £113,500
Semi-detached 489 £400,000 8.9× £40,000 £80,000
Terraced 677 £314,000 7.0× £31,500 £63,000
Flat 316 £190,750 4.3× £19,000 £38,000

Renting

Property type Average rent a month Rent a year Share of median pay
Detached £1,871 £22,452 50%
Semi-detached £1,430 £17,160 38%
Terraced £1,302 £15,624 35%
Flat £1,068 £12,816 29%
Income needed is illustrative: it assumes a 10% deposit and a lender willing to lend 4.5 times income. Real lending depends on your circumstances. Pay is the median for full-time employees living in Basingstoke and Deane, before tax, and rents are the ONS average for the area. Property types with fewer than 100 sales in the last 12 months are left out.

How prices in Basingstoke and Deane have changed

Average house price for all property types, by year. The last point is the latest 12 months.

Average house price in Basingstoke and Deane, 1995 to July 2026Average price rose from £69,346 in 1995 to £368,737 now.£0£100k£200k£300k£400k1995200020052010201520202025£368,737Average house price in Basingstoke and Deane, 1995 to July 2026Average price rose from £69,346 in 1995 to £368,737 now.£0£100k£200k£300k£400k200020102020£368,737
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YearAverage price
1995£69,346
1996£70,386
1997£81,161
1998£90,641
1999£98,474
2000£117,377
2001£131,956
2002£150,760
2003£171,998
2004£185,740
2005£192,151
2006£199,667
2007£221,932
2008£215,878
2009£191,912
2010£207,982
2011£208,176
2012£213,744
2013£220,642
2014£238,780
2015£260,737
2016£291,141
2017£303,397
2018£306,921
2019£301,696
2020£303,286
2021£319,518
2022£346,973
2023£353,314
2024£350,611
2025£368,092
12 months to July 2026£368,737

The average home price in Basingstoke and Deane was £291,141 in 2016 and £368,737 in the 12 months to July 2026, a rise of 27% over ten years. The typical area of England and Wales saw a rise of 36%. That makes Basingstoke and Deane the 94th slowest-rising of 316 areas for ten-year price growth.

Going back to 2005, the average price has moved from £192,151 to £368,737, a rise of 92% (the typical area: a rise of 84%).

Prices fell 14% after the 2008 financial crisis, from £221,932 in 2007 to £191,912 in 2009. They did not get back to their 2007 level until 2014.

Prices are cash figures, not adjusted for inflation, and come from the HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, which uses a different method from the median prices above, so the two will not match exactly.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

Average house price divided by median full-time pay, in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. A higher number means homes are harder to afford.

Basingstoke and Deane: 8.2 years of payTypical area in England and Wales: 7.5 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Basingstoke and Deane, 2005 to 2025Rose from 7.3 to 8.2 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Basingstoke and Deane, 2005 to 2025Rose from 7.3 to 8.2 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025
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YearBasingstoke and DeaneTypical area in England and Wales
20057.3 years of pay7.0 years of pay
20107.1 years of pay6.5 years of pay
20158.2 years of pay7.1 years of pay
20208.3 years of pay7.8 years of pay
20258.2 years of pay7.5 years of pay

In 2005 the average home in Basingstoke and Deane cost 7.3 years of median full-time pay. By 2025 it cost 8.2 years, so homes have become harder to afford relative to local pay.

Between 2005 and 2025, median pay in Basingstoke and Deane rose 71% (from £26,182 to £44,809), while the average house price rose 92%.

The typical area of England and Wales needed 7.5 years of pay in 2025, so Basingstoke and Deane is above the typical area.

Pay is the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, median for full-time employees living in the area, before tax, in cash terms (not adjusted for inflation). The 2025 figure is provisional. Where ONS withheld a figure because it was unreliable, or the council did not exist in its current form, that year is left out.

How rents in Basingstoke and Deane have changed

Average monthly rent for all property types, by year. The last point is the latest month.

Average monthly rent in Basingstoke and Deane, 2015 to August 2026Average rent rose from £886 a month in 2015 to £1,309 now.£0£500£1,000£1,500201620182020202220242026£1,309Average monthly rent in Basingstoke and Deane, 2015 to August 2026Average rent rose from £886 a month in 2015 to £1,309 now.£0£500£1,000£1,500201520202025£1,309
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YearAverage rent
2015£886 a month
2016£916 a month
2017£948 a month
2018£956 a month
2019£968 a month
2020£978 a month
2021£1,001 a month
2022£1,024 a month
2023£1,086 a month
2024£1,190 a month
2025£1,279 a month
August 2026£1,309 a month

The average rent in Basingstoke and Deane was £886 a month in 2015 and £1,309 in August 2026, a rise of 48%. The typical area of England and Wales saw a rise of 52%. That makes Basingstoke and Deane the 106th slowest-rising of 316 areas for rent growth since 2015.

Over the same period the average house price rose 41%. Rents have risen faster than house prices here, by 6 percentage points.

Rent figures are from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and are cash figures, not adjusted for inflation.

Crime

Police recorded crime in the year ending March 2026, per 1,000 residents, against the average for the areas of England and Wales covered here.

Type of crime Per 1,000 residents England and Wales average Compared with average Change on a year earlier
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 58.2 81.3 28% below average −5%
Violence against the person 24.4 31.0 21% below average −2%
Sexual offences 2.6 3.4 22% below average +1%
Robbery 0.6 1.4 53% below average –
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 4.4 6.2 28% below average −1%
Vehicle offences 3.0 4.9 39% below average −27%
Theft from the person 0.3 1.6 80% below average –
Criminal damage and arson 5.2 7.1 27% below average −5%

Recorded crime in Basingstoke and Deane was 61.4 per 1,000 residents in the year ending March 2025 and 58.2 in the year ending March 2026, down 5%. Across England and Wales it was down 4%.

Changes are left blank where the rate is very low, as a few extra crimes would look like a big swing. This is one year's change only, so it can reflect one-off events or changes in how police record crime, not just a real trend. Rates per resident use ONS population estimates for each year.

Police publish one combined figure for Basingstoke and Deane and Hart, Rushmoor, so this rate covers all of them.

Rates use the resident population, so areas with many daytime visitors, students or a busy night-time economy, such as city centres, show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on how likely crimes are to be reported and how police record them. Residential burglary is per 1,000 households. Robbery and theft from the person are concentrated in a few city centres, so most areas sit well below the national average for them.

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