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Lambourn & Great Shefford

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About

Lambourn sits in a broad chalk valley known as the Lambourn Downs. The River Lambourn, a spring-fed chalk stream, threads through the village and the surrounding farmland; its flow can be seasonal and the streambed is visible in places. The village is one of the country’s principal racehorse training centres, with a network of gallops and dozens of training yards across the downs. Horses and exercise riders are a regular sight on lanes and bridleways, and the local museum records the area’s long association with racing and point-to-pointing.

Great Shefford lies a short distance along the valley and occupies lower slopes and meadowland beside the same stream. A compact village centre, church and green sit among arable fields and pasture, while public footpaths climb onto the open downland. The landscape is shaped by grazing and by lanes that lead to solitary gallops on the ridges, and the chalk stream supports aquatic life typical of lowland springs and creeks. The area is used for walking, riding and local farming rather than large-scale tourism.

Area overview

On average Lambourn & Great Shefford has moderate deprivation and moderate crime levels, with around 49 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 15.1% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Lambourn & Great Shefford is £58,344 per year. There are 2 schools in Lambourn & Great Shefford: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Lambourn & Great Shefford is home to around 5,696 people, with a population density of about 62.0 per km2.

Crime rate
4/10
Crimes per 1k residents
49
Deprivation level
5/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
15.1%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Lambourn & Great Shefford Population
5,696
Population density
62 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
22.3(-30%)
Anti-social behaviour
6.14(-50%)
Public order
5.79(-5%)
Other theft
4.92(-12%)
Criminal damage and arson
4.74(-27%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
5,198
91.29%
Other White
222
3.9%
Irish
107
1.88%
Indian
48
0.84%
White and Asian (mixed)
19
0.33%
Total population: 5,694

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
1,505
31.64%
Level 3 (A level)
847
17.81%
No qualifications
799
16.8%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
680
14.29%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
502
10.55%
Total 16+ residents: 4,757

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
871
34.74%
Owns with a mortgage
664
26.49%
Other social rented
407
16.23%
Private landlord or letting agency
355
14.16%
Other forms of private rent
153
6.1%
Total households: 2,507

Property prices in Lambourn & Great Shefford

Based on 67 recent sales, the median property price is £395,000 in Lambourn & Great Shefford area, with individual transactions ranging from £155,000 up to £1,520,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Lambourn & Great Shefford in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, median price per square metre, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Lambourn & Great Shefford over the last year.
TypeSalesMedianMedian £/m²
Detached30£575,000£4,240
Flats1£180,000£3,158
Semi-Detached17£335,000£3,779
Terraced19£280,000£3,659

10 years median price trend in Lambourn & Great Shefford

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Lambourn & Great Shefford.

All postcodes in Lambourn & Great Shefford

RG177DU

Church Street

RG177AA

Ermin Street

RG178QQ

The Park

RG177EX

Back Street

RG178PQ

Aintree

RG177HQ

Downlands

RG178XT

Oxford Street

RG178QN

Malt Shovel Lane

RG178AA

Three Post Lane

RG178YF

The Granthams

RG177LH

Greenways

RG177RT

Lambourn

RG178LA

Francomes Field

RG177TR

Ermin Street

RG177JS

Lambourn

RG178RD

Lambourn

RG177SN

Stony Lane

RG178RG

High Street

RG178YE

Walkers Lane

RG177BU

Cherry Orchard

RG177LG

Greenways

RG177DR

Station Road

RG177EG

Fettiplace

RG177SF

Ermin Street

RG177SD

Ermin Street

RG177BZ

Nimms Meadow

RG177AH

Downlands

RG178XQ

Big Lane

RG178XF

Mill Lane

RG178PH

Station Road

RG177HX

Riverway

RG177JT

Hayfield Court

RG178NU

Baydon Road

RG177JL

Lambourn

RG177ES

Goodings Lane

RG177LN

Newbury Road

RG178QH

Drain Hill

RG177TG

Lye Farm Cottages

RG177SL

Ermin Street

RG178PW

St Georges Terrace

RG177LD

Greenways

RG177DX

Church Street

RG177EY

Back Street

RG178PP

Blind Lane

RG178PU

Church Close

RG178XN

High Street

RG178PD

Newbury Street

RG178XW

Pegasus Court

RG177EQ

Hunters Meadow

RG177JD

Newbury Road

RG178YB

Goose Green

RG177RU

Lambourn

RG178YL

Sheepdrove Road

RG177JQ

Wynshall Lane

RG178PF

Newbury Street

RG177AS

Barn Cottages

RG177ER

Front Street

RG177LE

Greenways

RG177LP

Woodbury

RG177DZ

Church Street

RG177AB

Ermin Street

RG178UE

Wantage Road

RG177JB

The Waldrons

RG177AL

Ermin Street

RG178YS

Newbury Road

RG177RS

Hungerford Hill

RG177BX

Blakeney Fields

RG177HE

Rogers Lane

RG177DS

Newbury Road

RG177SS

Ermin Street

RG177LS

Bockhampton Road

RG177EA

Newbury Road

RG178BP

Derby Close

RG178UF

Wantage Road

RG178PB

Newbury Street

RG178QF

Essex Place

RG178PE

Tubbs Farm Close

RG178LZ

Station Road

RG178PY

Beales Farm Road

RG178PX

The Classics

RG177AG

Newbury Road

RG177AX

Ermin Street

RG178PS

Bockhampton Road

RG177TT

Ermin Street

RG177HJ

Front Street

RG178QZ

Bodman Close

RG177HH

Station Road

RG177YU

Sheepdrove Road

RG178YQ

Millfield

RG177RY

Lambourn

RG177JR

Lambourn

RG178RB

Rowdown

RG178QA

The Old Station Yard

RG177UY

Sheepdrove

RG177UL

Sheepdrove Road

RG177TS

Ermin Street

RG177TJ

Hectors Way

RG177BD

Goodings Lane

RG177SG

Hill Drop Lane

RG177AD

Baydon Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/06/2026.