Basingstoke scored highly for employment rates, earnings, health and well-being, low crime rates, good education and affordable house prices. ... Considerably less than other popular commuter towns like Farncombe in Surrey and Hildenborough in Kent, with averages house prices of £495,619 and £534,814 respectively in 2020.

Is Basingstoke a nice area to live in?

BASINGSTOKE has been named as one of the top 50 places to live in Britain in 2020, beating hundreds of locations around the U.K. ... Those living in Hart and Fareham score highly for life satisfaction - 8.2 out of 10 on average, compared to 7.8 for the UK.

What is the best area to live in Basingstoke?

A whopping 30 per cent of people say the North Basingstoke area is the best place to live. Readers think Tadley, Bramley, Sherfield, the Sherbornes and Chineham rank top of the property list. But second, third, fourth and fifth place were close with only a handful of votes between each place.