West Berkshire
Local authority in South East · 99 neighbourhoods
Close to South East's middle on most measures.
Areas
22 areasAgainst South East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is South East's middle.
- Calcot South · RG314 neighbourhoods£5,240 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Streatley & Pangbourne · RG84 neighbourhoods£5,000 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Westwood · RG314 neighbourhoods£4,870 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Purley on Thames · RG84 neighbourhoods£4,770 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Mortimer & Aldermaston Wharf · RG73 neighbourhoods£4,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Theale & Beenham · RG74 neighbourhoods£4,730 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Thatcham North East · RG194 neighbourhoods£4,640 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Kintbury & Boxford · RG204 neighbourhoods£4,560 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Burghfield Common · RG74 neighbourhoods£4,550 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hermitage & Cold Ash · RG184 neighbourhoods£4,540 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £4,400 per m² · typical South East neighbourhood £4,400
- By type
- Flat £202k · Terraced £335k · Semi £412k · Detached £593k
- 1-year change
- −1.7%
- Neighbourhoods
- 99
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of South East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 56.4 per 1,000 a year · South East 68.2
- Among councils
- Safer than 60%
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; South East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
77 state schools- Primary
- 67
- Secondary
- 10
- Outstanding
- 2
- Primaries nearby
- Stronger than in 2% of councils
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among South East's primaries.
- Station walk
- 29 min median · typical walk
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On map- Noise
- 24% over 55 dB
Sources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £67,900 a year · typical South East neighbourhood £62,000
- Social renting
- 12% of homes · typical South East neighbourhood 9%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 1% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 35% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of South East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is West Berkshire safe?
Police recorded about 56.4 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than South East as a whole (68.2). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in West Berkshire?
Homes sold for a typical £4,440 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as South East as a whole (£4,390 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £310,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in West Berkshire?
There are 67 state primary and 10 state secondary schools inside West Berkshire's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is West Berkshire a deprived area?
1% of West Berkshire's 99 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 35% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.