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The Alders

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14 recorded sales · median £352,500 · West Berkshire

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West Berkshire Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 28/43 seats · 65% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

73/100

Good

Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£353k

median price

6.6

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£353k

median sold price

9.6 yrs

of local pay to buy

35 min

London — fastest

rail stations mapped

grammar school

schools total

6.6

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

382

Violence — most

6.7

NO₂ · WHO 10

0.6%

in a flood zone

175

green spaces

6.3

PM2.5 · WHO 5

348

eat & drink

107

shops

80.2%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£395,000 in 2019 → £568,500 in 2025

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider West Berkshire, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-09-15

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)

Crime2026-07

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £352,500. That's about 9.6× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 2 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 14 sales£352,500

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.6× · five-year average 9.6×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from West Berkshire22.5%

Of the homes across West Berkshire that sold again within five years, 22.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.4%).

By property type

Detached houses0%

Semi-detached houses4.4%

Terraced houses3.1%

Flats25.7%

New-build vs second-hand

Bought new32.5%

Bought second-hand18.2%

Overall

Typical resale gain+9.5% · ~7.2-yr hold

Same home sold twice within five years (1,068 resale pairs) across West Berkshire — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership68%

Owned outright

35%

With a mortgage

33%

Private rented

17%

Social rented

14%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,407

Your band:

West Berkshire Council£2,017

Police & Crime Commissioner£298

Fire & Rescue£91

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,605

Band B£1,872

Band C£2,139

Band D (baseline)£2,407

Band E£2,942

Band F£3,477

Band G£4,012

Band H£4,814

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in West Berkshire how The Alders compares · from West Berkshire

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Speenhamland +33.2%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Speenhamland	£330,000	+33.2%	136
Pangbourne	£492,500	+29%	100
Fords Farm	£367,000	+27.3%	92
Shaw	£361,000	+27.2%	178
Theale	£354,000	+26%	96
Garston Park	£407,500	+23.5%	108
Wash Common	£472,500	+21.3%	120
Thatcham	£340,000	+19%	580
Speen	£447,500	+18.7%	84
Purley on Thames	£455,000	+18.2%	160
Lambourn	£320,000	+14%	98
East Fields	£320,000	+13.8%	186
West Fields	£400,000	+13.2%	260
Burghfield Common	£490,000	+11.1%	118
Calcot	£332,500	+9.6%	86
Henwick	£360,000	+8.9%	176
Greenham	£375,000	+0.7%	206
Hungerford	£386,250	+0.6%	128
Little Heath	£445,000	-1.6%	66
Newbury	£215,000	-23.7%	230

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in The Alders — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
3 The Alders	Detached	—	—	£505,000	Feb 2025
11, The Alders	Detached	—	—	£632,000	Jan 2025
3 The Alders	Detached	—	—	£395,000	Feb 2023
6 THE ALDERS	Detached	—	—	£425,000	Sep 2021
4 THE ALDERS THATCHAM	Detached	—	—	£375,000	Aug 2021
11, The Alders	Detached	—	—	£390,000	Feb 2019
9, The Alders	Detached	—	—	£400,000	Jan 2019
9, The Alders	Detached	—	—	£330,000	Aug 2017
5 THE ALDERS	Detached	—	—	£219,950	Sep 2011
2 THE ALDERS	Detached	—	—	£200,000	Jul 2009
11, The Alders	Detached	—	—	£249,950	Nov 2005
7 THE ALDERS	Detached	—	—	£184,950	Apr 2002
1 THE ALDERS	Detached	—	—	£168,500	Nov 2001
1 THE ALDERS	Detached	—	—	£102,500	Nov 1999

Show all sales ↓

14 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from West Berkshire

Crime runs at 6.6 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month6.6

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from West Berkshire

Violence & sexual offences

382

Shoplifting

163

Anti-social behaviour

158

Public order

102

Criminal damage & arson

Other theft

Recorded crimes by category across the whole West Berkshire district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from West Berkshire

Population161,448

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 7/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — has worsened since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

7.3/10

Employment

7.7/10

Education & skills

6.8/10

Health & disability

8.1/10

Crime

7.4/10

Housing & services

4.9/10

Living environment

6.4/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider West Berkshire — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%

Unemployment · economically active residents3.7%

Degree-level (Level 4+)37%

Good or very good health86%

Own their home68%

Median age43.4

Born outside the UK12%

See the full West Berkshire report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

83% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Thatcham Park CofE Primary	Primary	Good ('24)	0.1 km
Pied Piper Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('21)	0.3 km
Whitelands Park Primary School	Primary	Good ('22)	0.6 km
Playmates Pre-school	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.6 km
Spurcroft Primary School	Primary	Good ('22)	0.8 km
Dingley's Promise West Berkshire	Nursery	—	0.8 km
Ollie's Therapy Centre and Nursery	Nursery	—	0.8 km
Swings & Smiles	Nursery	—	0.8 km
Kennet School	Secondary	Good ('24)	0.8 km
Little Me Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.0 km
Francis Baily Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement ('23)	1.1 km
Thatcham Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('21)	1.2 km
Audlen House Day Nursery	Nursery	—	1.2 km
Parsons Down Infant School	Primary	—	1.2 km
Parsons Down Junior School	Primary	—	1.2 km
St Finian's Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	1.9 km
Tigers Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	2.3 km
Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School	Primary	—	2.4 km
Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery	Primary	Good ('22)	2.5 km
Bucklebury C.E. Primary School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	2.6 km
Cold Ash Pre School	Nursery	Good ('25)	2.8 km
Rocking Horse Nursery	Nursery	Outstanding ('24)	3.5 km
Downe House	Secondary	—	3.5 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	3.8 km
Woodlands Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	3.9 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

At a glance

	Here
Life expectancy — men	81.9 yrs
Life expectancy — women	84.8 yrs
Smoking	8%
Adults overweight or obese	58.7%

OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.3 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

3 of 3 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Cedar Dental Care	Dentist	—	0.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.3 km
Thatcham Health Centre	GP	Good ('16)	0.4 km
Halo Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
Da Clinics Ltd	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Thatcham Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Burdwood Surgery	GP	—	1.5 km
Community Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Halo Direct	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
The Orthodontic Centre	Dentist	—	4.0 km
20/20 Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Newbury Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Baldevs Dental Care	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
The Briars Dental Centre	Dentist	—	4.6 km
Eastfield House Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	4.6 km
Colosseum Dental (Halford House)	Dentist	—	4.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.7 km
Cousins Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Smile N Shine Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Westbrook House	Dentist	—	4.8 km
Day Lewis Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.8 km
Strawberry Hill Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	4.8 km
Medwell Chemist-Newbury	Pharmacy	—	4.8 km
Oaktree Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.9 km
Tesco Instore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.9 km
Hermitage Dental Centre	Dentist	—	5.7 km
Falkland Surgery	GP	—	6.0 km
Wash Common Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	6.0 km
Wash Common Dental Centre	Dentist	—	6.4 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from West Berkshire

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 40 min from Newbury.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Thatcham	1.1 mi	London Paddington	43 min
Newbury Racecourse	2.2 mi	London Paddington	60 min
Newbury	2.8 mi	London Paddington	40 min
Midgham	3.6 mi	London Paddington	51 min
Aldermaston	5.2 mi	London Paddington	48 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Newbury (40 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

47%

Work from home

41%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging26 points

Per 10,000 residents1.6

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from West Berkshire

Air quality

NO₂

6.7

— WHO guide

PM2.5

6.3

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1000.3%

Flood zone0.6% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 3–5%)

Historic landfill50 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings1,904

Conservation areas51

Green belt0%

Green spaces175

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from West Berkshire

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	348	94% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	107	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	35	—
Green spaces & parks	175	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

80.2%

Superfast

96.7%

Ultrafast

81.9%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from West Berkshire

Figures for the wider West Berkshire — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate3.7%

In work (employment rate)63%

Companies registered here25,751

New incorporations (12m)2,276

Property companies (SPVs)2,435

See the full West Berkshire report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district