Thatcham South East & Bradfield

West Berkshire · South East · population 10,642 · 6 LSOAs

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

73Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,863 of 6,856 in England
  • #478 of 1,119 in South East
  • #12 of 22 in West Berkshire
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,412
Median age (est.)45
Density118per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 10%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 7%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 7%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 20% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors20%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 38% · 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

Thatcham South East & Bradfield is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,863 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 22 in West Berkshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (94) but weak on Living environment (21). Typical homes here sold for about £425,000 over the past year, down 15% across five years (from 106 sales), 5% above the wider West Berkshire median of £404,250. Typical household take-home income is around £53,313 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 62 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 83 · #1,170
Employment 82 · #1,259
Education 74 · #1,760
Health 90 · #697
Crime 94 · #409
Housing & access 22 · #5,359
Living environment 21 · #5,434

House prices ?

£425,000median (12m) · -5.6% yr · n=106
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£425,000106-5.6%-15.0%
Detached£839,00036+11.1%+5.5%
Semi-detached£398,00031+2.1%+4.7%
Terraced£363,00026+6.5%+15.6%
Flat£180,00013-8.9%-14.7%
This area£425,000
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)£53,313±£7,567 · #635 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,664
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

50Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

62 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 655 offences
West Berkshire57
South East71
England83

Rank #2,969 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences408
Theft60
Burglary39
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson38
Public order & weapons46
Drugs19
Robbery4
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 60 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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