West Berkshire, in numbers

Average home prices reached £404,000 in West Berkshire.

West Berkshire council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

West Berkshire’s towns and rural communities have different travel and service needs. The local record follows Newbury’s changing centre, Northcroft’s leisure investment and road-safety choices in places such as Theale, alongside borough-wide housing support.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

West Berkshire council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £76,454 in August 1996; £403,682 in July 2026. 428% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £73,000 to £404,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £2,000 more per home (0.4% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — West Berkshire council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	73,127
February 1995	74,061
March 1995	73,236
April 1995	73,399
May 1995	72,214
June 1995	72,554
July 1995	73,032
August 1995	73,813
September 1995	74,096
October 1995	73,738
November 1995	73,415
December 1995	73,347
January 1996	72,967
February 1996	72,750
March 1996	70,961
April 1996	70,241
May 1996	72,997
June 1996	75,539
July 1996	77,961
August 1996	76,454
September 1996	75,637
October 1996	75,092
November 1996	75,781
December 1996	78,160
January 1997	78,320
February 1997	78,784
March 1997	79,827
April 1997	81,553
May 1997	83,796
June 1997	84,048
July 1997	86,619
August 1997	87,309
September 1997	89,864
October 1997	89,594
November 1997	90,596
December 1997	91,989
January 1998	94,241
February 1998	93,899
March 1998	92,760
April 1998	90,540
May 1998	92,340
June 1998	93,752
July 1998	97,308
August 1998	99,309
September 1998	101,645
October 1998	102,392
November 1998	103,653
December 1998	102,696
January 1999	101,889
February 1999	101,643
March 1999	101,626
April 1999	104,618
May 1999	105,712
June 1999	107,696
July 1999	108,687
August 1999	111,964
September 1999	115,931
October 1999	118,204
November 1999	118,940
December 1999	120,885
January 2000	122,043
February 2000	125,289
March 2000	126,924
April 2000	130,279
May 2000	132,657
June 2000	135,976
July 2000	138,502
August 2000	139,694
September 2000	141,880
October 2000	140,736
November 2000	137,700
December 2000	137,248
January 2001	137,463
February 2001	142,128
March 2001	141,476
April 2001	144,268
May 2001	146,922
June 2001	150,062
July 2001	156,883
August 2001	157,222
September 2001	156,543
October 2001	152,309
November 2001	154,375
December 2001	157,752
January 2002	159,760
February 2002	158,071
March 2002	160,947
April 2002	161,743
May 2002	163,805
June 2002	166,725
July 2002	168,903
August 2002	174,919
September 2002	175,827
October 2002	182,226
November 2002	185,034
December 2002	186,633
January 2003	187,202
February 2003	188,020
March 2003	189,932
April 2003	191,770
May 2003	193,001
June 2003	193,194
July 2003	192,215
August 2003	192,008
September 2003	190,704
October 2003	190,901
November 2003	192,280
December 2003	193,288
January 2004	194,942
February 2004	194,034
March 2004	196,698
April 2004	197,822
May 2004	197,175
June 2004	198,515
July 2004	201,098
August 2004	205,208
September 2004	205,686
October 2004	206,616
November 2004	210,820
December 2004	214,988
January 2005	213,991
February 2005	209,262
March 2005	205,178
April 2005	205,575
May 2005	207,505
June 2005	209,945
July 2005	210,678
August 2005	209,543
September 2005	206,613
October 2005	205,965
November 2005	208,639
December 2005	206,736
January 2006	203,954
February 2006	205,135
March 2006	213,193
April 2006	219,738
May 2006	220,785
June 2006	219,714
July 2006	220,385
August 2006	222,672
September 2006	227,509
October 2006	230,598
November 2006	228,295
December 2006	228,051
January 2007	228,528
February 2007	232,529
March 2007	232,666
April 2007	234,061
May 2007	237,395
June 2007	241,490
July 2007	245,424
August 2007	248,200
September 2007	251,837
October 2007	255,818
November 2007	254,388
December 2007	248,344
January 2008	240,127
February 2008	236,757
March 2008	237,849
April 2008	235,785
May 2008	240,204
June 2008	239,641
July 2008	244,375
August 2008	239,431
September 2008	242,199
October 2008	235,938
November 2008	229,072
December 2008	217,157
January 2009	210,208
February 2009	203,712
March 2009	201,755
April 2009	202,692
May 2009	205,831
June 2009	208,708
July 2009	212,241
August 2009	216,090
September 2009	219,262
October 2009	221,085
November 2009	223,554
December 2009	224,080
January 2010	229,432
February 2010	233,802
March 2010	235,426
April 2010	232,586
May 2010	232,762
June 2010	233,017
July 2010	233,818
August 2010	234,592
September 2010	238,521
October 2010	237,592
November 2010	236,926
December 2010	234,241
January 2011	239,515
February 2011	234,950
March 2011	235,361
April 2011	235,580
May 2011	240,975
June 2011	242,985
July 2011	242,207
August 2011	240,569
September 2011	241,021
October 2011	237,925
November 2011	239,355
December 2011	234,964
January 2012	235,578
February 2012	236,492
March 2012	237,187
April 2012	237,886
May 2012	236,336
June 2012	241,195
July 2012	242,902
August 2012	244,878
September 2012	245,401
October 2012	246,185
November 2012	246,474
December 2012	246,996
January 2013	247,499
February 2013	238,552
March 2013	237,461
April 2013	243,024
May 2013	250,953
June 2013	254,561
July 2013	249,578
August 2013	254,227
September 2013	254,934
October 2013	255,633
November 2013	256,327
December 2013	255,062
January 2014	258,721
February 2014	258,222
March 2014	261,076
April 2014	262,690
May 2014	267,215
June 2014	268,061
July 2014	269,993
August 2014	271,077
September 2014	277,364
October 2014	281,048
November 2014	287,293
December 2014	285,522
January 2015	284,457
February 2015	281,284
March 2015	281,477
April 2015	287,973
May 2015	286,034
June 2015	291,425
July 2015	290,996
August 2015	302,743
September 2015	304,224
October 2015	306,773
November 2015	308,936
December 2015	313,987
January 2016	317,824
February 2016	317,081
March 2016	318,922
April 2016	317,601
May 2016	317,024
June 2016	318,651
July 2016	324,377
August 2016	330,770
September 2016	331,265
October 2016	329,361
November 2016	325,755
December 2016	326,582
January 2017	328,731
February 2017	330,271
March 2017	327,095
April 2017	328,380
May 2017	332,808
June 2017	336,298
July 2017	338,420
August 2017	338,406
September 2017	342,781
October 2017	341,657
November 2017	339,879
December 2017	338,128
January 2018	335,902
February 2018	336,971
March 2018	335,837
April 2018	333,371
May 2018	330,608
June 2018	332,598
July 2018	342,880
August 2018	344,828
September 2018	347,413
October 2018	342,112
November 2018	342,867
December 2018	339,666
January 2019	336,714
February 2019	336,012
March 2019	332,572
April 2019	335,891
May 2019	335,032
June 2019	341,666
July 2019	336,993
August 2019	340,030
September 2019	333,544
October 2019	336,041
November 2019	334,252
December 2019	336,938
January 2020	336,839
February 2020	332,643
March 2020	330,199
April 2020	332,107
May 2020	327,345
June 2020	327,818
July 2020	320,572
August 2020	329,171
September 2020	334,329
October 2020	345,730
November 2020	348,720
December 2020	347,090
January 2021	343,767
February 2021	343,327
March 2021	342,490
April 2021	341,270
May 2021	341,354
June 2021	346,644
July 2021	345,585
August 2021	350,645
September 2021	351,412
October 2021	365,342
November 2021	364,484
December 2021	368,309
January 2022	366,468
February 2022	371,849
March 2022	371,861
April 2022	373,530
May 2022	374,933
June 2022	381,689
July 2022	388,763
August 2022	395,754
September 2022	397,473
October 2022	392,264
November 2022	388,848
December 2022	389,681
January 2023	397,355
February 2023	396,487
March 2023	395,874
April 2023	391,425
May 2023	388,090
June 2023	384,833
July 2023	381,894
August 2023	388,464
September 2023	388,823
October 2023	390,718
November 2023	383,533
December 2023	381,617
January 2024	374,522
February 2024	371,973
March 2024	366,925
April 2024	374,937
May 2024	381,998
June 2024	387,485
July 2024	385,039
August 2024	385,557
September 2024	385,123
October 2024	384,285
November 2024	383,667
December 2024	388,181
January 2025	393,366
February 2025	398,952
March 2025	400,648
April 2025	398,770
May 2025	399,752
June 2025	401,799
July 2025	401,909
August 2025	403,697
September 2025	405,006
October 2025	409,668
November 2025	403,727
December 2025	400,985
January 2026	399,508
February 2026	402,022
March 2026	395,412
April 2026	395,987
May 2026	394,895
June 2026	401,337
July 2026	403,682

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People living in the area

165,523

Mid-2025 · West Berkshire council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£404,000

July 2026 · West Berkshire council area

Show the workings

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £403,682.

Homes in the local authority area

Source and method →

Average monthly rent

£1,338

August 2026 · West Berkshire council area

Show the workings

Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Look beneath the average

Homes rented privately

8.8% to 32.8%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.8% in Tilehurst & Purley to 32.8% in Newbury Central — a gap of 23.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

See each ward and the workings

These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Tilehurst & Purley	8.8%	368	4,165
Tilehurst Birch Copse	9.7%	307	3,165
Newbury Wash Common	11.2%	409	3,638
Thatcham West	12%	359	2,991
Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham	12.4%	175	1,410
Bucklebury	12.7%	183	1,446
Thatcham North East	13.2%	405	3,059
Tilehurst South & Holybrook	14.3%	438	3,067
Aldermaston	14.3%	242	1,694
Chieveley & Cold Ash	14.4%	400	2,776
Basildon	14.5%	198	1,365
Burghfield & Mortimer	15.1%	653	4,332
Thatcham Central	17.6%	553	3,137
Theale	18.1%	253	1,396
Downlands	18.5%	284	1,535
Newbury Speen	19.2%	638	3,328
Bradfield	19.9%	304	1,531
Pangbourne	20%	313	1,568
Newbury Clay Hill	20.2%	623	3,081
Hungerford & Kintbury	20.8%	1,050	5,039
Lambourn	21.3%	399	1,874
Newbury Greenham	22.5%	1,276	5,671
Ridgeway	22.9%	376	1,644
Newbury Central	32.8%	1,226	3,740

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

2% to 4.7%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2% in Chieveley & Cold Ash to 4.7% in Newbury Speen — a gap of 2.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Chieveley & Cold Ash	2%	162	8,224
Basildon	2.1%	74	3,492
Ridgeway	2.3%	100	4,273
Bradfield	2.4%	105	4,466
Pangbourne	2.7%	101	3,761
Bucklebury	2.8%	101	3,624
Newbury Wash Common	2.9%	268	9,318
Tilehurst & Purley	2.9%	307	10,642
Tilehurst South & Holybrook	3%	221	7,400
Newbury Greenham	3.1%	393	12,830
Burghfield & Mortimer	3.2%	343	10,763
Hungerford & Kintbury	3.3%	376	11,446
Thatcham North East	3.5%	269	7,740
Thatcham Central	3.5%	257	7,377
Downlands	3.5%	131	3,697
Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham	3.6%	121	3,340
Thatcham West	3.7%	272	7,322
Aldermaston	3.8%	152	3,994
Lambourn	3.9%	166	4,223
Tilehurst Birch Copse	4%	312	7,864
Theale	4.2%	128	3,053
Newbury Clay Hill	4.5%	343	7,544
Newbury Central	4.7%	347	7,431
Newbury Speen	4.7%	358	7,624

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

13.2% to 25.2%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 13.2% in Newbury Greenham to 25.2% in Bucklebury — a gap of 12 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 24 of 24 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Newbury Greenham	13.2%	1,695	12,830
Thatcham North East	15%	1,161	7,740
Thatcham Central	15.3%	1,125	7,376
Newbury Clay Hill	15.4%	1,161	7,547
Bradfield	15.6%	699	4,471
Ridgeway	16.9%	722	4,274
Thatcham West	17.7%	1,299	7,322
Chieveley & Cold Ash	17.7%	1,459	8,223
Newbury Central	18.2%	1,353	7,432
Tilehurst South & Holybrook	18.3%	1,351	7,402
Theale	18.4%	562	3,053
Burghfield & Mortimer	20%	2,150	10,763
Tilehurst & Purley	20.9%	2,228	10,640
Aldermaston	21.2%	849	3,996
Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham	21.5%	718	3,340
Basildon	21.6%	753	3,490
Downlands	22.3%	826	3,698
Tilehurst Birch Copse	22.7%	1,788	7,864
Lambourn	23.2%	979	4,221
Newbury Wash Common	23.3%	2,170	9,318
Pangbourne	23.7%	890	3,763
Hungerford & Kintbury	24.4%	2,794	11,445
Newbury Speen	24.5%	1,865	7,623
Bucklebury	25.2%	913	3,620

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Keep the renewed lido accessible

Northcroft has reopened after refurbishment.

A seasonal facility should serve different ages and abilities.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Resolve competing town-centre access needs

The council decided to end the extended pedestrianisation trial.

Walking, deliveries and access needs should be considered together.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Build road-safety proposals around local evidence

Theale’s pilot is followed by a more selective wider programme.

Local support and measured safety needs should both inform choices.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Northcroft Lane, Newbury

Northcroft Lido refurbishment

The refurbished heated outdoor pool is an established seasonal leisure facility.

Reopened summer 2023; listed for the 2026 season · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: West Berkshire Council

What the source says: Check current operator opening dates; seasonal operation is not year-round opening.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Northcroft Lido →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep the renewed lido accessible →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Newbury town centre

Newbury town-centre masterplan refresh

A revised plan will consider public space, movement and accessibility together.

Refresh announced May 2026 · evidence dated 2026-05-13

Responsible body: West Berkshire Council

What the source says: The extended pedestrianisation trial was ended by a separate May decision, returning to 10am–5pm from September.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Newbury masterplan refresh →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Resolve competing town-centre access needs →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

How to track delivery →

Theale and other West Berkshire communities

Community-led 20mph schemes

The programme is being refocused after differing responses from local communities.

Theale pilot implemented; wider approach revised May 2026 · evidence dated 2026-05-13

Responsible body: West Berkshire Council

What the source says: Consultation support is not a measured reduction in collisions.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Community-led 20mph programme revision →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Build road-safety proposals around local evidence →

Target safety work where problems repeat →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

24 of 24 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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3 reviewed plans and projects

2 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected local projects, not the complete council programme. Project status is the dated source position; a planned opening date does not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not adopted council promises or funded commitments.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

Traceable sources and calculations support review; this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.