West Berkshire Area Guide | £415k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha

West Berkshire

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
161,516
Households
66,490
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
66,490
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£415,344
Median property price
£1,173
Median rent
5,434
Postcodes
66,490
Households
White Brit. · 86%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£415,344
Median property price
£1,173
Median rent
5,434
Postcodes

Sold prices in West Berkshire

England & Wales
Property sales · West Berkshire
HM Land Registry · West Berkshire
Average price
£449,571
YoY: -4.6%
Median price: £413,138
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 87 sales · avg £429,146
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£522k£464k£405k
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 West Berkshire

England & Wales
Crime trends · West Berkshire

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
268
YoY stable
310261211
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
96
YoY -15%
15610145
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
22
YoY -31%
603918
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
25
YoY +14%
493112
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
56
YoY stable
946637
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
61
YoY -15%
855830
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Other Crime
26
YoY +100%
34206
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Public Order
52
YoY -15%
715232
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · other crime up sharply · burglary rising

685
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in West Berkshire

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 West Berkshire.

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

Apply for a primary place via West Berkshire

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.

Transport in West Berkshire

Thatcham is a 46-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 3.7 km

  • Thatcham

    Rail

    3.7 km
  • Newbury Racecourse

    Rail

    5.1 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in West Berkshire

GPs make up most of the mapped places

17 GPs · 9 Libraries · 2 Hospitals · 30 in all

  • GPs17
  • Libraries9
  • Hospitals2
  • Museums2

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

Private rents in West Berkshire

Median private rent

£1,173/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£902
1 bed
£1,173
2 bed
£1,456
3 bed
£2,121
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of West Berkshire

Coordinates51.4267, -1.2479
Postcodes
5,434
Population (Census)
161,516
Households (Census)
66,490
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.2 per 1k

Demographics in West Berkshire

Ethnicity

Total residents: 161,383
White Brit.85.7%
Other White5.2%
Indian1.9%
+ other · 7.2%

Religion

Total residents: 161,446
Christian49.1%
No religion41.1%
Not answered6.1%
Muslim1.3%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 161,516
50–6421.2%
35–4919.9%
25–3411.3%
65–7410.6%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%

Households

Total households: 66,490
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.8%
Other14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Any member 66+12.5%
All members 66+10.8%
+ 7 other households · 31.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Berkshire

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.40 (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 7.40 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).