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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

RG177TZ

Lambourn

RG177LY

Long Hedge

RG177BA

Downlands

RG177TP

Ermin Street

RG177TB

Bearfield Lane

RG177BP

Hungerford Hill

RG177LJ

Edwards Hill

RG177SR

Ermin Street

RG177EN

Spring Meadows

RG178FB

St Michaels Close

RG177JW

Downs Close

RG177HB

Hillside

RG178XU

Market Place

RG177LT

Woodbury

RG178NP

Hungerford Hill

RG177LL

Newbury Road

RG178UB

Wantage Road

RG178NT

Baydon Road

RG177BN

Baydon Road

RG178PT

Foxbury

RG178NX

Flintjack Place

RG177SE

Lambourn

OX129NN

Downlands

RG177DY

The Close

SN82JT

Baydon Road

RG177AN

Downlands

RG177AY

Ermin Street

RG177UP

Sheepdrove

RG177LR

Woodbury

RG178NR

Crowle Road

RG177JG

Council Houses

RG178QJ

Yorke Place

RG177BB

Goodings Lane

RG177AP

Downlands

RG177TU

Ermin Street

RG177TL

Lambourn

RG177JH

Straight Lane

RG177TQ

Lambourn

RG178UH

Seven Barrows

RG178FA

St Michaels Close

RG178XL

High Street

RG177LW

Southbank Gardens

RG177BJ

Ermin Street

RG177EB

Newbury Road

RG177BY

Wantage Road

RG178PL

St Agnes Terrace

RG178YP

Mill Lane

RG178NH

Coppington Gardens

RG177BG

Ermin Street

RG177LU

Woodbury

RG177AR

Ermin Street

RG177EE

Newbury Road

RG178YX

Harris Close

RG178YW

Mill Lane

RG177BE

Ermin Street

RG178QD

Upper Lambourn Road

RG177SB

Ermin Street

RG178XS

Oxford Street

RG177HD

Rogers's Lane

RG178YA

Chapel Lane

RG177UX

Sheepdrove Road

RG178YN

Mill Lane

RG177DA

Wantage Road

RG177EF

Newbury Road

RG177EU

Front Street

RG178YJ

Northfields

RG178NZ

Child Street

RG178NQ

Rockfel Road

RG177AU

Ermin Street

RG177AE

Waldrons Cottages

RG177JP

Downs Close

Data Sources

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