Newbury North West

West Berkshire · South East · population 7,989 · 5 LSOAs

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

73Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,842 of 6,856 in England
  • #474 of 1,119 in South East
  • #11 of 22 in West Berkshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,015
Median age (est.)46
Density702per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above36%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 20%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 38% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Newbury North West is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,842 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 22 in West Berkshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (84) and lowest on Income (53). Typical homes here sold for about £390,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 136 sales), in line with the wider West Berkshire median of £404,250. Typical household take-home income is around £45,041 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 53 · #3,206
Employment 60 · #2,740
Education 61 · #2,658
Health 69 · #2,116
Crime 66 · #2,363
Housing & access 71 · #1,972
Living environment 84 · #1,102

House prices ?

£390,000median (12m) · -13.6% yr · n=136
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£390,000136-13.6%+21.9%
Detached£670,00040+3.7%+35.4%
Semi-detached£427,50029+9.0%+23.9%
Terraced£364,50028+12.2%+4.1%
Flat£217,80039+7.6%+8.9%
This area£390,000
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)£45,041±£6,287 · #2,068 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,192
Price-to-income ?8.7×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 ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

72 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 573 offences
West Berkshire57
South East71
England83

Rank #3,644 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences275
Theft67
Burglary34
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson54
Public order & weapons53
Drugs27
Robbery3
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 101 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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