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RG17 postcode area · West Berkshire

The RG17 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Vale of White Horse, West Berkshire, Wiltshire. Area Scores range from 54 to 79 across them. Every full RG17 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the RG17 district's neighbourhoods is Shrivenham, Watchfield & Uffington (79 out of 100, #1,410 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Lambourn & Great Shefford (54). 4 of the 8 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £280,000 in Newbury Central & Greenham to £570,000 in Kintbury & Boxford — a 2.0× gap within the RG17 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Vale of White Horse, West Berkshire and Wiltshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£47,023a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime59per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the RG17 district

£415,000median home sold over the past year · +27.7% over 5 years · +18.6% over the year · 207 sales
Detached£643,750
Semi-detached£385,000
Terraced£297,500
Flat£335,000
West Berkshire£404,250
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Shrivenham, Watchfield & UffingtonVale of White Horse 1,41079 £408,750
Ramsbury, Ogbournes & AveburyWiltshire 1,71975 £458,750
Kintbury & BoxfordWest Berkshire 2,15768 £570,000
Newbury Central & GreenhamWest Berkshire 2,21268 £280,000
Chieveley, East Isley & ComptonWest Berkshire 2,29466 £570,000
Bedwyn, Burbage & CollingbourneWiltshire 2,72660 £531,000
HungerfordWest Berkshire 2,74060 £380,000
Lambourn & Great SheffordWest Berkshire 3,13154 £412,500

People living in RG17 Census 2021

Residents65,499
Median age (est.)45
Density65per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above41%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 15%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
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 52% · No religion 38% · 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.

Towns & places in RG17

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG17 district.

Newbury

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG17.

RG16 RG14 SN8 OX12 RG20 RG15 RG13 RG18

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.