Basingstoke Local Information
Practical local information for Basingstoke: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Basingstoke Christmas bin collections: dates in the post
Basingstoke's festive bin dates are printed on the calendar posted from September. Last year rounds ran a day late into January, with three Saturday pickups.
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Schools
Basingstoke school term dates 2026/27: half term 26 October
Hampshire's October half term is 26 to 30 October 2026, but Everest and Sherfield School break a week early and Costello pupils stay off until 4 November.
Bins
Basingstoke tip opening times: winter hours 9am to 4pm
Wade Road tip opens 9am to 4pm from 1 October, shuts 1pm to 1.30pm and closes on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. You must book, and vans need a £20 permit.
Trains
Basingstoke Christmas trains: no service 25 December
No trains on Christmas Day and few on the 26th. SWR's timetable for 24 December to 4 January is due from October; last year Waterloo shut for two days.
Half Term
Basingstoke October half term 2026: free days and shows
Hampshire half term is 26 to 30 October. Three free Halloween days in town from 28 October, Jekyll & Hyde at Milestones, and Brainiac Live at The Anvil.
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Basingstoke Bin Collection Days: Fortnightly From 12 October
Rubbish drops from weekly to fortnightly on 12 October and your collection day may move too. The council's own lookup already shows the new dates.
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Parking in Basingstoke: bank holidays free, Good Friday not
Council car parks in Basingstoke are free on bank holidays, except Good Friday. Where the free first hour applies, 2026 tariffs, permits and station costs.
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Basingstoke council tax 2026/27: £2,224.83 at band D
The full band A to H charges for Basingstoke and Deane in 2026/27, what each authority takes, the parish precepts, and the new 100% second homes premium.
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Basingstoke house prices: £365,000, and now falling
The middle home in Basingstoke and Deane sold for £365,000. The town itself is £317,500, the villages £425,000, and the official index is down 1.3% on the year.
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Basingstoke to London: 42 minutes, first train 04:54
The fastest Basingstoke to Waterloo train takes 42 minutes. First departure 04:54, last back 23:48, annual season £5,808 and £1,533 more to park at the station.
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Basingstoke Roadworks This Week: M3 Shut Nights to 8 October
The M3 northbound is shut from junction 10 to 7 every night until 6am on 8 October. On 10 and 11 October, Salisbury stopping trains end at Basingstoke.
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Things to do in Basingstoke: free museum, £11 Basing House
The Willis Museum is free, Basing House £11 and Milestones £18.50, and both those tickets last a year. Verified 2026 prices and opening days for twelve days out.
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Basingstoke planning: 20,402 homes, held up by water
The borough must plan for 20,402 homes by 2042, but South East Water cannot yet supply them and the Local Plan has stalled. Where every site allocation stands.