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Barkham & Arborfield

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
9,953
Households
3,755
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
3,755
Households
White Brit. · 80%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£488,889
Median property price
356
Postcodes
3,755
Households
White Brit. · 80%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£488,889
Median property price
356
Postcodes

Sold prices in Barkham & Arborfield

England & Wales
Property sales · Barkham & Arborfield
HM Land Registry · Barkham & Arborfield
Average price
£523,438
YoY: -8.6%
Median price: £548,973
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 6 sales · avg £465,625
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£747k£569k£391k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Barkham & Arborfield

England & Wales
Crime trends · Barkham & Arborfield

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY -45%
31197
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
10
YoY -9%
26130
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving

48
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Barkham & Arborfield

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Wokingham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via Wokingham

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Barkham & Arborfield

GPs make up most of the mapped places

19 GPs · 9 Libraries · 4 Museums · 35 in all

  • GPs19
  • Libraries9
  • Museums4
  • Universities2
  • Hospitals1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Barkham & Arborfield

Coordinates51.3869, -0.8938
Postcodes
356
Population (Census)
9,953
Households (Census)
3,755
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.8 per 1k

Demographics in Barkham & Arborfield

Ethnicity

Total residents: 9,948
White Brit.80.3%
Other White6.0%
Indian3.5%
African1.8%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 7.2%

Religion

Total residents: 9,949
Christian47.5%
No religion41.6%
Not answered5.1%
Hindu2.1%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 2.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 9,953
35–4923.0%
50–6418.9%
25–3412.9%
10–159.2%
5–97.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%

Households

Total households: 3,755
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children25.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
Other11.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.6%
All members 66+8.4%
+ 7 other households · 32.9%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Barkham & Arborfield

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.90 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.90 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).