Mortimer & Aldermaston Wharf

West Berkshire · South East · population 6,038 · 3 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

74Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,746 of 6,856 in England
  • #453 of 1,119 in South East
  • #10 of 22 in West Berkshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,041
Median age (est.)46
Density167per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above41%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 30%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 14%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure6%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Mortimer & Aldermaston Wharf is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,746 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 22 in West Berkshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (85) but weak on Housing & access (26). Typical homes here sold for about £470,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+2%) (from 82 sales), 16% above the wider West Berkshire median of £404,250. Typical household take-home income is around £49,781 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 76 · #1,636
Employment 83 · #1,184
Education 78 · #1,492
Health 85 · #999
Crime 57 · #2,918
Housing & access 26 · #5,064
Living environment 29 · #4,893

House prices ?

£470,000median (12m) · -3.1% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£470,00082-3.1%+2.2%
Detached£725,00026-0.3%+14.9%
Semi-detached£480,00031+1.6%+24.7%
Terraced£340,00013-5.9%+18.9%
Flat£235,50012-2.9%-23.4%
This area£470,000
West Berkshire£404,250
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£49,781±£6,912 · #1,100 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,006
Price-to-income ?9.4×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 353 offences
West Berkshire57
South East71
England83

Rank #2,755 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences129
Theft85
Burglary21
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson52
Public order & weapons17
Drugs9
Robbery1
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 65 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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