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Bucklebury · West Berkshire

Bucklebury: your neighbourhood

Bucklebury electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 44.3% here, compared with 37% across West Berkshire (7.3 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 25.2% here, compared with 19.5% across West Berkshire (5.7 percentage points higher).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 17% across West Berkshire (4.5 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

913 out of 3,620.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

101 out of 3,624.

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People counted in the census

3,623

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,623 out of 3,623.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

44.3%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,307 out of 2,948.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

38.7%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

560 out of 1,447.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.1%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

146 out of 1,447.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.4%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,191 out of 2,948.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.1%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,712 out of 2,948.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

49 out of 2,948.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.4%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

337 out of 2,948.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

183 out of 1,446.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

27.8%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

821 out of 2,948.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

174 out of 1,446.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Bucklebury

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

45 out of 2,948.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Bucklebury ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

136 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 173 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bucklebury ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 24 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bucklebury
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024240
October 2024112
November 2024162
December 2024110
January 2025141
February 2025132
March 2025161
April 202543
May 2025182
June 2025101
July 2025204
August 2025163
September 2025190
October 202560
November 202581
December 202583
January 202670
February 2026110
March 202691
April 2026151
May 2026144
June 2026143
July 2026132
August 2026123
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bucklebury
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime56
burglary20
other theft19
criminal damage arson15
public order11
drugs8
other crime4
vehicle crime3
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across West Berkshire →