Newbury Wash Common

West Berkshire · South East · population 9,617 · 6 LSOAs

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

95Area Score / 100 ?
  • #355 of 6,856 in England
  • #127 of 1,119 in South East
  • #3 of 22 in West Berkshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,592
Median age (est.)44
Density2,693per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above43%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 9%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 34%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 23%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 34%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 16%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional16%
Administrative8%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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 Wash Common is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #355 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 22 in West Berkshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (95) and lowest on Housing & access (71). Typical homes here sold for about £445,000 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 131 sales), 10% above the wider West Berkshire median of £404,250. Typical household take-home income is around £50,756 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 90 · #670
Employment 87 · #910
Education 88 · #828
Health 92 · #553
Crime 87 · #876
Housing & access 71 · #1,972
Living environment 95 · #320

House prices ?

£445,000median (12m) · -1.1% yr · n=131
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£445,000131-1.1%+14.1%
Detached£625,00041+3.1%+6.4%
Semi-detached£450,00039-2.0%+12.1%
Terraced£380,00023+2.0%+23.9%
Flat£227,47528-3.2%-6.3%
This area£445,000
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)£50,756±£7,177 · #930 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,627
Price-to-income ?8.8×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 ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

41 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 397 offences
West Berkshire57
South East71
England83

Rank #1,357 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences197
Theft57
Burglary11
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons56
Drugs10
Robbery3
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 66 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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