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Thinking of living at RG24 8XX? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four Lanes Infant School | Primary | 250 m | – |
| Four Lanes Community Junior School | Primary | 250 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Great Binfields Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Marnel Community Infant School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Marnel Junior School | Primary | 1.7 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Everest Community Academy | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 34.2 · 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Vyne Community School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 43 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Costello School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cranbourne | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 42.7 · 5.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Blue Coat School Basingstoke | Secondary | 5.8 km | Attainment 8: 33.1 · 2.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Loddon School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Sherfield School | Independent | 3.2 km | 36% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Inclusion School |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | The Hampshire Court Hotel | 880 m | 15 |
| Swimming | The Hampshire Court Hotel | 880 m | 6 |
| Bowls | Marnell Bowling Club | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Old Basing Cricket Club | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Golf | Sherfield Oaks Golf Club | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Tollhouse Meadow Skate Park | 870 m | 2 |
| Keep fit | Pole Climb | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Squash | Basingstoke Sports Centre | 3.5 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Sherfield Village Green | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Football | Bramley United Football Ground | 4.2 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Basingstoke Sports Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Basingstoke Sports Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Basingstoke Sports Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Basingstoke Gymnastics Club | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Castle Field | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | QM Sports Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 43% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Basingstoke, a drive away (3.3 km), with 4.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Kings Pightle, 50 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 7, 607, 655, 657); 33 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 70 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Four Lanes Infant School, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Marnel Community Infant School (1.2 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Everest Community Academy, 2.8 km away; Attainment 8: 34.2 · 1.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer Simply Foods, 850 m away, with One Stop closer still (550 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Chineham Medical Practice (300 m), with Chineham Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Crue’s is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 3.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 17 restaurants and cafés, 0 pubs and bars.
Christ Church is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Chineham Village Club the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 74 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 17% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is Village Green, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Fitness First (600 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 42 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 47 km.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
19 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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| Independent |
| 5.3 km |
| – |
Every primary near RG24 8XX, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.