On average West Berkshire has low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 52 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 38% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 11.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in West Berkshire is £68,339 per year. The median sale price in West Berkshire is £390,000 (around £411 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £300,000 and £525,000. There are 77 schools in West Berkshire: 67 primary (3 Outstanding and 57 Good) and 10 secondary (0 Outstanding and 8 Good). West Berkshire is home to around 161,447 people, with a population density of about 229.3 per km².
Based on 1,988 recent sales, the median property price is £390,000 (about £411 per square foot) in West Berkshire area, with individual transactions ranging from £80,000 up to £3,850,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 568 | £628,000 | £439 |
| Semi-Detached | 605 | £400,000 | £431 |
| Terraced | 441 | £332,500 | £410 |
| Flats | 374 | £210,000 | £329 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £502,500 | £202,000 | £340,000 | £287,000 |
| 2017 | £512,500 | £222,375 | £340,000 | £285,000 |
| 2018 | £550,000 | £228,000 | £345,000 | £287,000 |
| 2019 | £532,500 | £201,500 | £340,000 | £285,000 |
| 2020 | £535,000 | £198,975 | £345,000 | £291,000 |
| 2021 | £565,000 | £214,000 | £370,000 | £299,000 |
| 2022 | £615,000 | £222,500 | £397,750 | £330,000 |
| 2023 | £614,500 | £215,000 | £400,925 | £335,000 |
| 2024 | £617,250 | £197,500 | £390,500 | £330,000 |
| 2025 | £635,000 | £214,500 | £400,000 | £335,000 |
| 2026 | £610,000 | £208,000 | £399,950 | £332,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £359 | £334 | £353 | £359 |
| 2017 | £364 | £355 | £354 | £356 |
| 2018 | £372 | £355 | £357 | £350 |
| 2019 | £369 | £323 | £357 | £351 |
| 2020 | £375 | £340 | £358 | £361 |
| 2021 | £398 | £344 | £379 | £367 |
| 2022 | £444 | £348 | £420 | £403 |
| 2023 | £441 | £347 | £417 | £393 |
| 2024 | £425 | £342 | £410 | £413 |
| 2025 | £442 | £336 | £425 | £413 |
| 2026 | £435 | £324 | £431 | £406 |
Annual council tax rates for West Berkshire district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Members of Parliament for the constituencies covering West Berkshire.
Lee Dillon
Newbury - Elected 4 Jul 2024
Olivia Bailey
Reading West and Mid Berkshire - Elected 4 Jul 2024
West Berkshire records about 52 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 3 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 24 wards of West Berkshire, Tilehurst & Purley has the lowest crime rate, with about 27 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the West Berkshire average is 52 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in West Berkshire is £390,000 (about £411 per square foot) based on 1,988 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
West Berkshire has 67 primary schools (3 rated Outstanding, 57 Good) and 10 secondary schools (8 Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
West Berkshire scores 4 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in West Berkshire sits around rank 23,507 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in West Berkshire is around £68,339 per year, and 12% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
West Berkshire spans 2 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Newbury: Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrats) and Reading West and Mid Berkshire: Olivia Bailey (Labour Party).
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