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West Berkshire Area Guide

RG20 8AE · West Berkshire · South East

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for RG20 8AE.

Thu · 17 Sep
12°high
Clear12° low
Fri18°10° lowCloudy18 Sep
Sat20°15° lowLight rain19 Sep
Sun18°14° lowPartly cloudy20 Sep
Mon18°9° lowPartly cloudy21 Sep
Tue20°15° lowCloudy22 Sep
Wed18°16° lowRain23 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+0.2%West Berkshire · Jun 2026⌂Recent planningChecking planning…This information is updating↔Nearest train stationNewbury2.1 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,373Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around West Berkshire

RG20 8AE is in the West Berkshire local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Newbury, about 2.1 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£570,000RG20 postcode district

18 Sep 2025 – 16 Jul 2026

159 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£402,790West Berkshire

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+0.2%West Berkshire

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

Take a recorded price into the mortgage calculator. Adjust the property price, deposit, rate and term for the home you have in mind.

Use sold-price median: £570,000 Use area average: £402,790
Find an exact home's sale history →Compare this area →
PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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Checking recent planning…This section will update when the latest local records are ready.
NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in West Berkshire.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

Got something to sell?

Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Stockcross C.E. SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–111.1 mi
  2. Robert Sandilands Primary School and NurseryPrimary · Ages 3–111.2 mi
  3. Shaw-cum-Donnington C.E. Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 3–111.2 mi
  4. The Castle SchoolCommunity special school · Ages 3–191.2 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,373 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding RG20 8AE—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 14.2%16–64 · 59.5%65+ · 26.3%
What area does this cover?

West Berkshire 018D (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime11

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Anti-social behaviour · 4Criminal damage & arson · 2Public order · 2
Employment3.0%

Unemployment estimate for West Berkshire · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Newbury.

Local councilWest BerkshireLocal authority for RG20 8AE
Latest general election · 2024Liberal Democrats40.1% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Liberal Democrats40.1% of votes68.0% turnout
2019Conservative55.1% of votes71.2% turnout
2017Conservative61.5% of votes73.4% turnout
2015Conservative61.0% of votes72.1% turnout
2010Conservative56.4% of votes74.0% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA340.3 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Southampton Airport

About 32.5 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Huntercombe18.4 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Snelsmore Common0.8 mi
  2. Ashford Hill7.9 mi
  3. Mapledurham14.2 mi
Walks & trails
  1. The Ridgeway8.6 mi
  2. Thames Path11.2 mi
  3. South Downs Way24.9 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around RG20 8AE.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around RG20 8AE
EE
Indoor: Not predictedOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

Use the postcode, then choose the exact household before Place Keys shows collection dates.

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 17 Sep 2026, 22:47
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 16 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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