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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

RG178PG

Newbury Street

RG177JA

Back Street

RG178YR

Newbury Street

RG177ED

Hungerford Hill

RG177AJ

Newbury Road

RG177TY

Lambourn

RG177JN

Downs Close

RG177EP

College Way

RG178QT

High Street

RG177HU

Pounds Farm Cottages

RG177SJ

Ermin Street

RG177DQ

Wantage Road

RG178PJ

Bockhampton Road

RG178PR

Bockhampton Road

RG177DT

Newbury Road

RG177HR

School Lane

RG177DF

Wantage Road

RG177LQ

Sheep Fair Way

RG178QU

Maddle Road

RG177TN

Ermin Street

RG177SX

Lambourn

RG177SU

Inholmes Common

RG177TD

Half Mile Road

RG178NL

Edwards Hill

RG178YU

North Farm Close

RG177DN

Millers Field

RG177UN

Sheepdrove

RG177JJ

Straight Lane

RG177DB

Wantage Road

RG178NA

Long Hedge

RG178QR

Lynchets View

RG177AQ

Baydon Road

RG177HA

Humphreys Lane

RG178PZ

Beales Farm Road

RG177HS

School Lane

RG177ET

Downlands

RG177HF

Station Road

RG178YG

Wantage Road

RG177DG

Council Houses

RG177SY

Lambourn

RG177BS

Downshire Close

RG178XG

Atherton Place

RG178RF

Rowdown

RG177LZ

Long Hedge

RG178YZ

Gwyns Piece

RG177RX

Lambourn

RG178XJ

Close Court

RG177DD

The Mead

RG178XZ

Lambourn Place

RG177DE

The Mead

RG177HL

Burfords

RG178AB

Malt Shovel Lane

RG178XX

Chapel Lane

RG177TA

Stag Hill

RG178RA

Maddle Road

RG178YT

Newbury Street

RG177SP

Lambourn

RG177EJ

The Mallards

RG178NN

Hungerford Hill

RG177BT

Hawthorne Way

RG177BW

Ermin Street

RG178PA

Parsonage Lane

RG177UR

Sheepdrove

RG178YD

Honey Hill

RG177DJ

Wantage Road

RG177HW

Front Street

RG178NJ

Close End

RG178ND

Stork House Drive

RG177AF

Hungerford Hill

RG177LX

Newbury Road

RG178NW

Edwards Hill

RG178YH

Northfields Terrace

RG177UT

Sheepdrove

RG177RZ

Aerial Business Park

RG178YY

Lion Mews

RG178NE

Old Coach Works

RG178PN

Close End

RG177EW

Scholars Close

RG178QX

Maddle Road

RG177AT

Ermin Street

RG177HP

School Lane

RG178QW

High Street

RG178QE

Folly Road

RG178NG

Rockfel Road

RG177BH

Ermin Street

RG177SH

Ermin Street

RG178QB

Parsonage Place

RG177AW

High Street

RG177EH

Ermin Street

RG178XY

The Broadway

RG177BL

Ermin Street

RG177ST

Ermin Street

RG178XH

Lynch Lane

RG178UG

Wantage Road

RG178XP

Oxford Street

RG178QG

Upper Lambourn Road

RG177HN

Front Street

RG178QP

Lethornes Cottages

RG177XA

Sheepdrove

RG177DH

School Lane

Data Sources

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