Renting in Basingstoke

Average Rent in Basingstoke

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The average rent in Basingstoke is £1,300/mo, with 1,120 live listings across 4 portals from £500/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Basingstoke rental appears.

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Renting in Basingstoke

What it costs to rent in Basingstoke

Basingstoke currently has 1,120 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,300 a month. 29 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 32% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is RG23 at around £1,250/mo, while RG20 sits nearer £1,750/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Basingstoke rental market at a glance

1,120

Active rentals in Basingstoke

£1,300/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Basingstoke

Median monthly rent, based on 1,120 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,073/mo	358
2 bed	£1,350/mo	469
3 bed	£1,650/mo	170
4+ bed	£2,300/mo	95

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Basingstoke rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Basingstoke. Latest: £1,324/mo (Mar 26, +5.6% YoY).

Latest

£1,324

Mar 26

Annual

+5.6%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£996

Apr 21

Total change

+33%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Basingstoke pay goes on rent?

Renters in Basingstoke spend an estimated 40% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,324/mo

£15,888/yr

Median pay

£39,279/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

40%

Stretched — above the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Basingstoke

Most Basingstoke homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 81,090 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.69

≈ Band C–D

Stock

81k

81,090 properties

A
3%2,610
B
16%13,180
C
35%27,980
D
19%15,350
E
14%11,290
F
8%6,700
G
4%3,520
H
1%460

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Basingstoke

69% of Basingstoke premises can already get full-fibre and 82% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

69%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

82%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

436 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
69%
Gigabit-capable
82%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Basingstoke and Deane), July 2025, covering 81,710 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Basingstoke homes

58% of Basingstoke homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

58%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

42%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

65k

64,990 EPCs

A
0%322
B
16%10,495
C
41%26,728
D
31%20,156
E
9%5,665
F
2%1,305
G
0%319

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Basingstoke and Deane. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Basingstoke

16 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Basingstoke centroid. The five closest:

1
The Vyne Community School
Secondary · Community school · RG21 5PB
0.43 mi
2
Dove House Academy
Not applicable · Academy special converter · RG21 5SU
0.48 mi
3
Maple Ridge School
Not applicable · Community special school · RG21 5SX
0.50 mi
4
South View Junior School
Primary · Community school · RG21 5LL
0.55 mi
5
South View Infant and Nursery School
Primary · Community school · RG21 5LL
0.55 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Basingstoke centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Basingstoke

Flats & apartments

606

68% of listings

Houses

282

31% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Basingstoke — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 46% of the 290 houses currently advertised in Basingstoke.

Terraced
46%132
Semi-detached
23%68
Detached
14%41
Other house
14%41
Bungalow
3%8

Rent by postcode

Where Basingstoke rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 874 live listings in 13 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Basingstoke

1RG20£1,750/mo3 rentals
2RG7£1,700/mo6 rentals
3RG2£1,640/mo15 rentals

Cheapest in Basingstoke

1RG23£1,250/mo50 rentals
2RG24£1,300/mo195 rentals
3RG21£1,300/mo409 rentals

Features · Basingstoke

Garden, parking, and floor area in Basingstoke

Live signal across 1,120 Basingstoke rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

74%

of 182 Basingstoke listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

93%

of 398 Basingstoke listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Basingstoke

Lower Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Basingstoke has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 35 of 35 postcode districts analysed, the median was 78 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Basingstoke is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

78 crimes per area (median)
35 of 35 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Basingstoke ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Basingstoke

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Hatch Warren has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Basingstoke.

Chineham
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (38) · pop. ~8,000
14
per 1k
Brighton Hill
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (112) · pop. ~13,000
22
per 1k
Popley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (107) · pop. ~9,000
26
per 1k
Hatch Warren
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (44) · pop. ~9,000
13
per 1k
Oakridge
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (157) · pop. ~8,000
49
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Basingstoke listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Basingstoke.

Rightmove

519

OnTheMarket

245

OpenRent

181

PrimeLocation

175

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Frequently asked

Renting in Basingstoke — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Basingstoke?

The median rent in Basingstoke is £1300/month based on 1120 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Basingstoke?

There are currently 1120 rental properties available in Basingstoke, with 29 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Basingstoke safe for renters?

Basingstoke has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 78 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Basingstoke?

The most commonly reported crime category in Basingstoke is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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