Bourne End
Bourne End is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 5,320. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and 11 restaurants and cafés, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Bourne End, 0.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £684,863. There were around 20 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bourne End area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Windsor and Maidenhead area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 153,497 residents at roughly 781 people per km².
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- County
- Berkshire
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 88th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°COvercast
- Today: 21° / 17° · 71% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:26
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
35 reported · July 2026▲ 35% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences13
- Criminal damage & arson7
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Public order4
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Marlow · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- The residents of Marlow have voiced that Anti-social behaviour in the area is the most prominent issue they would like their local neighb…
- The residents of Marlow have voted Speeding as one of their top concerns. The team will work to plan various days of enforcement and spee…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
149 reported road collisions (2024)
27 killed or seriously injured · 179 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
151 food businesses within 2 miles
- 133 rated 4–5 ★ (111 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bourne End (0.2 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bourne End (0.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£576,992 average▼ 2.2% YoY
Across Windsor and Maidenhead · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,805 average monthly rent▲ 1.5% YoY
- 1 bed £1,249
- 2 bed £1,572
- 3 bed £1,921
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
13.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 13.3 times median annual pay (13.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 163.9p · Asda (9.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · ESSO (5.9 km)
25 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
66 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Wooburn Green (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches20
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
153,497 residents in Windsor and Maidenhead · 781/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 304 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£1,953 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (25% of 67,630)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
83 schools · 27,804 pupils
46 primary · 10 secondary · 27 other
Ofsted: 21 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
66inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Charters SchoolGood
- Holyport CollegeGood
- Cox Green SchoolRequires improvement
- Windsor Girls' SchoolRequires improvement
- Altwood Church of England School
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
- Desborough College
- Furze Platt Senior School
- Newlands Girls' School
- The Windsor Boys' School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Windsor and Maidenhead
Care & health services
190 CQC-registered services
- Care homes43
- GP practices46
- Dentists44
- Homecare agencies31
- Hospitals & hospices11
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Windsor and Maidenhead
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 37 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
326 applications decided
78.5% granted · 256 granted, 70 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Joy Morrissey
Conservative
Beaconsfield
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 6
- LD 21
- Ref 1
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,035 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
71 jobs advertised · £39,040 avg
e.g. Online History Tutoring Job in Bourne End – Flexible Schedule, Corporate Sales Team Lead, Become a Primary school Tutor in Bourne End (Buckinghamshire) – Flexible & Remote
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£952 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£38,211 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 71,997 certificates
8.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
73% low-carbon electricity
Wind 45% · Gas 17% · Biomass 16% · Imports 11%
89 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 68.9 women · 67.3 men
59% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Beaconsfield:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership352 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s341 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership289 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office260 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test242 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Bourne End Railway Bridge · 0.2 km
Bourne End Railway Bridge is a railway bridge carrying the Marlow Branch Line, and a footpath over the River Thames in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Cookham Lock and…
Bourne End railway station · 0.2 kmBourne End railway station is a railway station in Buckinghamshire, England, that serves Bourne End. It is on the Marlow Branch Line between Maidenhead and Marlow, 4 miles 36 chains (7.2 km) down the line from Maidenh…
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire · 0.6 kmBourne End is a village mostly in the parish of Wooburn, but partly in that of Little Marlow in Buckinghamshire, England. It is about five miles (8 km) south-east of High Wycombe and three miles (5 km) east of Marlow,…
River Wye, Buckinghamshire · 0.7 kmThe River Wye is a chalk river in Buckinghamshire, England. It takes its name from the town of High Wycombe through which it flows, rather than the town being named after the river, as is more commonly the case.
- Bourne End Academy · 0.7 km
Bourne End Academy is a co-educational secondary school in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England. It is a secondary school which takes pupils from the age of 11 to 18. It is smaller than an average secondary school, wi…
Well End, Buckinghamshire · 0.8 kmWell End is a hamlet in the parish of Little Marlow, in Buckinghamshire, England. It is situated on the north-west side of the village of Bourne End. Although it lies in a separate parish, it is geographically contigu…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bourne End?
- Bourne End is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority.
- What is the population of Bourne End?
- Bourne End has an approximate settlement population of 5,320.
- How deprived is Bourne End?
- The Windsor and Maidenhead local authority, which includes Bourne End, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.