Last updated November 2026. If you notice any information that is out of date, please email community.development@basingstoke.gov.uk
This profile captures key facts about community assets, community groups and activities in the ward of South Ham. It aims to be a useful reference for local services and community groups looking to understand the strengths and assets in the ward and should be read alongside the Ward Profile for South Ham.
South Ham is an urban ward of Basingstoke, to the west of the town centre. Taking its name from South Ham Farm, which was once the major farm in the area but was demolished in the early 1960s. Parts of the area were developed for council housing in both the 1930s and 1950s when Western Way, one of the principal roads was built. Most of the development took place in the late 1960s, when Basingstoke was developed as an overspill town for London.
10,662 (Census 2021)
Within the ward:
View more demographic information at the Office for National Statistics
*Economically active – People who are either in employment or unemployed
**Economically inactive - People who are neither in employment nor unemployed
This association runs activities out of Russell Howard Pavilion, Ridgeway Community Centre in Buckskin and Kings Cafe in Kings Road shopping parade.
View Westside Community Association website
View South Ham Community Group Facebook page
View the South Ham facebook group
There is a notice board at Buckland Avenue, this is managed by Westside Community Association.
The South Ham and Berg Estate used to have the “Hamberger” newsletter. The newsletter ceased production as it was too costly to produce and distribute.
Activities running from Russell Howard Pavilion, Kings Cafe and the Ridgeway Centre in Buckskin include youth club, uniformed groups, children’s activities and holiday clubs, cooking classes, language groups, private events (such as parties), senior groups/bingo, pre-school, SEN group, food pantry and health visitors.
Westside Community Association cooking sessions at Park View School
Russell Howard Park, St Andrew's Road, Basingstoke, RG22 6PT
Offering netball courts, football pitches, two bowls clubs and a play area
Basingstoke Leisure Park
Euskirchen Way, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG
Home of Basingstoke Aquadrome, Planet Ice rink, Odeon Cinema, iFly Indoor Sky Diving, McDonald’s, KFC, Costa Coffee, Loddon Vale Indoor Bowling Club, Gala Bingo, Hollywood Bowl, Premier Inn and Basingstoke Golf Centre
Milestones Museum, Basingstoke Leisure Park, Churchill Way West, Basingstoke, RG22 6PG
Limington House School, St Andrew's Road, Basingstoke, RG22 6PS
View the holiday activities run by Westside Community Association from Russell Howard Pavilion.
Various housing providers have stock within the ward, these are Abri, Anchor, Clarion, L&Q, MTVH, Sanctuary Housing, SNG, Stonewater and Vivid.
Sovereign Network Group - Community action group support. Grants available.
Russell Howard Park within the park is the Pavilion that is managed by Westside Community Association and includes changing rooms for the netball courts and football pitches (managed by BDBC). There is also a play area.
Stratton Park in neighbouring Kempshott and Buckskin Ward borders South Ham and is easily accessible from the ward. Within this park there is a big open space with Kempshott Village Hall, which hosts Inspero (an organisation that promotes healthy eating), the Scout Hut, which hosts the Men’s Shed and Railway Club, a play park and a Pavilion with changing rooms. There are regular football and cricket matches played at the park.
Other play areas include:
View the full list of allotments in the borough
Our Natural Environment Team is involved in a range of work that protects and enhances the borough’s landscapes and habitats, such as developing strategic guidance including the Green Infrastructure Strategy, our Biodiversity Strategy and the emerging Tree Strategy
Read the Biodiversity Strategy
Within this ward there are:
Road Verges of Ecological Importance (RVEI) are identified by the Hampshire Biological Information Centre. The verges support either a notable species and/or a species rich semi-natural habitat.
Priority habitats are habitats of ‘principal importance’ listed within in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) as required under Section 41 of the NERC Act 2006. Known as ‘S41 habitats’
Shopping parades including convenience stores, charity shops, takeaways, hairdressers, funeral parlour and a café are located at:
The Safer Shops Scheme, initiated and supported by the council, was launched in 2015 at the Burnaby Close parade in a bid to keep the area a safe and pleasant place to work and visit.
There are two supermarkets within the ward plus a retail park on Winchester Road.
South Ham has a much lower rate of car ownership with the rate of households:
The area is served by three Stagecoach buses. Route 3 connects the area to the town centre, route 4 to the hospital and Chineham Shopping Centre, route 1 to the town centre from Winchester Road (Cobbett Green).
Find out more about local cycle routes
View our green infrastructure strategy
Our Green Team are engaging with residents, communities and organisations in the area, including through events, the parish council and offering residents home energy surveys.
Sovereign Network Group (SNG) – Shaping the future of South Ham and Buckskin. SNG are looking to invest in the area and work with residents to create a plan for the future. Work is already underway Find out more about Shaping the Future of South Ham and Buckskin.
There is an active residents Facebook group Save Buckskin and South Ham from Redevelopment specifically related to the redevelopment plans.
Find details of ward councillors representing the area
Find details of Hampshire County Council Councillors
The ward is within the Basingstoke Parliamentary constituency.
Basingstoke Labour Club is situated within this ward.
Hampshire Constabulary Business Objects data shows that over the past five years the number of crimes and incidents of anti-social behaviour reported to the police in South Ham have been mostly steady with an overall 2% reduction in crime levels and a 4% increase in anti-social behaviour since 2021/22.
| Police recorded
incidents by year |
2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 873 | 818 | 876 | 807 | 854 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 137 | 117 | 160 | 161 | 142 |
In South ham, the most common types of:
The Community Safety Partnership (CSP) is working hard to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour across the borough. The current priorities for the partnership are:
Many actions are being undertaken in relation to these priorities and to address the issues seen locally.
Find out more about the Basingstoke and Deane Strategic Assessment
Our Community Safety Patrol Officers focus on anti-social behaviour affecting people and places.
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