City Profile • Local Authority
West Berkshire
West Berkshire is a local authority district comprising 14 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £480k. Crime levels sit at a moderate 61 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
162,215
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
14 AreasOX12ExploreRG13ExploreRG14ExploreRG15ExploreRG16ExploreRG17ExploreRG18ExploreRG19ExploreRG20ExploreRG3ExploreRG30ExploreRG31ExploreRG7ExploreRG8Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the West Berkshire authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English85.7%
White: Other White5.2%
Indian1.9%
White: Irish0.9%
White and Asian0.8%
African0.7%
Age Profile
50-54 years7.8%
55-59 years7.3%
45-49 years7.2%
10-14 years6.6%
40-44 years6.5%
35-39 years6.2%
Top Occupations
Professional22.2%
Managers and directors16.1%
Associate professional14.6%
Skilled trades10.0%
Administrative and secretarial9.5%
Caring and leisure8.6%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright34.8%
Owned: Mortgage32.8%
Private rented: Landlord14.5%
Social rented: Other12.8%
Private rented: Other2.6%
Shared ownership1.3%
Area DNA
health3/10
safety8/10
transit6/10
investment7/10