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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 56 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
5/10
Crimes per 1k residents
56
Deprivation level
4/10
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
24.05(-24%)
Other theft
7.9(+42%)
Anti-social behaviour
6.5(-44%)
Public order
6.32(+3%)
Criminal damage and arson
4.21(-35%)
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 75 recent sales, the median property price is £385,000 in Lambourn & Great Shefford area, with individual transactions ranging from £155,000 up to £4,500,000.

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, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Lambourn & Great Shefford over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached36£577,500
Semi-Detached18£320,375
Terraced21£284,750

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

RG178YP

Mill Lane

RG177AA

Ermin Street

RG177TB

Bearfield Lane

RG178PW

St Georges Terrace

RG178QH

Drain Hill

RG178XS

Oxford Street

RG177ED

Hungerford Hill

RG177LE

Greenways

RG177SL

Ermin Street

RG177HJ

Front Street

RG177JH

Straight Lane

RG178PD

Newbury Street

RG177BA

Downlands

RG177JN

Downs Close

RG177LU

Woodbury

RG177SX

Lambourn

RG177TS

Ermin Street

RG178NR

Crowle Road

RG178YA

Chapel Lane

RG177AT

Ermin Street

RG177BU

Cherry Orchard

RG177EY

Back Street

RG178PU

Church Close

RG178QP

Lethornes Cottages

RG177BW

Ermin Street

RG177BH

Ermin Street

RG177JG

Council Houses

RG177LD

Greenways

RG177SE

Lambourn

RG177SR

Ermin Street

RG177TQ

Lambourn

RG178XT

Oxford Street

RG178PL

St Agnes Terrace

RG177BY

Wantage Road

RG177EP

College Way

RG177JA

Back Street

RG177JR

Lambourn

RG177LQ

Sheep Fair Way

RG177AP

Downlands

RG177AX

Ermin Street

RG177DB

Wantage Road

RG177HS

School Lane

RG178QX

Maddle Road

RG177LH

Greenways

RG177LY

Long Hedge

RG177HA

Humphreys Lane

RG178NX

Flintjack Place

RG178QN

Malt Shovel Lane

RG178QR

Lynchets View

RG177AW

High Street

RG177UX

Sheepdrove Road

RG178QF

Essex Place

RG177LR

Woodbury

RG178PY

Beales Farm Road

RG178YY

Lion Mews

RG178RF

Rowdown

RG177ES

Goodings Lane

RG177TP

Ermin Street

RG178PN

Close End

RG178PZ

Beales Farm Road

RG177AR

Ermin Street

RG177HX

Riverway

RG178NT

Baydon Road

RG178YU

North Farm Close

RG177EQ

Hunters Meadow

RG177RY

Lambourn

RG178FB

St Michaels Close

RG178PG

Newbury Street

RG178XZ

Lambourn Place

RG178YD

Honey Hill

RG177BZ

Nimms Meadow

RG178NJ

Close End

RG177EA

Newbury Road

RG177LN

Newbury Road

RG178XJ

Close Court

RG177SU

Inholmes Common

RG177BJ

Ermin Street

RG177DA

Wantage Road

RG177JL

Lambourn

RG177HD

Rogers's Lane

RG177HN

Front Street

RG178XN

High Street

RG177BG

Ermin Street

RG177TD

Half Mile Road

RG177UP

Sheepdrove

RG177UR

Sheepdrove

RG178YG

Wantage Road

RG177AE

Waldrons Cottages

RG177DH

School Lane

RG177DQ

Wantage Road

RG177TZ

Lambourn

RG178XF

Mill Lane

RG178XL

High Street

RG178YR

Newbury Street

RG177JQ

Wynshall Lane

RG178PR

Bockhampton Road

RG177AY

Ermin Street

RG177LP

Woodbury

RG177TT

Ermin Street

RG178YJ

Northfields

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/01/2026.