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RG20 postcode area · West Berkshire

The RG20 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Basingstoke and Deane, West Berkshire, Wokingham. Area Scores range from 66 to 94 across them. Every full RG20 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the RG20 district, Newbury Wash Common is the strongest performer at 95 out of 100 (#355 of 6,856 nationally); Chieveley, East Isley & Compton is the weakest at 66. 9 of the 10 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 £765,000 in Twyford East & Wargrave — a 2.7× gap within the RG20 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Basingstoke and Deane, West Berkshire and Wokingham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£50,618a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime55per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied68%

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 RG20 district

£597,500median home sold over the past year · +22.9% over 5 years · +10.4% over the year · 198 sales
Detached£810,000
Semi-detached£527,500
Terraced£342,500
Flat£200,000
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
Newbury Wash CommonWest Berkshire 35595 £445,000
Twyford East & WargraveWokingham 63691 £765,000
Hermitage & Cold AshWest Berkshire 67790 £655,000
Whitchurch & AshmansworthBasingstoke and Deane 1,08884 £421,500
Kingsclere & Heath EndBasingstoke and Deane 1,59577 £436,000
Newbury North WestWest Berkshire 1,84273 £390,000
Woolton Hill, Burghclere & Bishops GreenBasingstoke and Deane 2,08270 £700,500
Kintbury & BoxfordWest Berkshire 2,15768 £570,000
Newbury Central & GreenhamWest Berkshire 2,21268 £280,000
Chieveley, East Isley & ComptonWest Berkshire 2,29466 £570,000

People living in RG20 Census 2021

Residents78,681
Median age (est.)44
Density126per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above42%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 14%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Managers & directors19%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 39% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 RG20

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG20 district.

Newbury Twyford

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG20.

RG13 RG14 RG15 RG19 RG18 RG16 RG26 RG28

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.