My Area UK

Eastbury

Eastbury is a village in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 276. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Eastbury area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the West Berkshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 161,448 residents at roughly 229 people per km².

Council
West Berkshire
County
Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury
Police force
Thames Valley
65/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 41st of 294 English council areas — better than 86% of them.

Low crime81
Home affordability32
Affordable rents45
Good schools64
Life expectancy82
Low deprivation91
Employment78
Low council tax30

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

21°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 24° / 17° · 54% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:25

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

11US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Oxford St Ebbes, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Hungerford and Lambourn District · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • The Community has expressed concerns around drug dealing and anti-social use of vehicles in the Hungerford High Street and surrounding ar…
  • There has been a noticeable increase in dwelling and non-dwelling burglaries around Kintbury and surrounding rural areas.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

206 reported road collisions (2024)

44 killed or seriously injured · 269 casualties · 12.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

16 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 12 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hungerford (8.7 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£402,790 average 0.2% YoY

Across West Berkshire · to 2026-06

Detached£713,343
Semi-detached£416,558
Terraced£334,523
Flat£210,435

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,314 average monthly rent 3.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £919
  • 2 bed £1,194
  • 3 bed £1,483

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

9.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.6 times median annual pay (9.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (8.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (8.3 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Lambourn High Street Car Park (2.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

161,448 residents in West Berkshire · 229/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 289 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,505 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (28% of 72,040)

A £1,670
B £1,949
C £2,227
D £2,505
E £3,062
F £3,619
G £4,176
H £5,011

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

99 schools · 27,859 pupils

67 primary · 10 secondary · 22 other

Ofsted: 21 of 23 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

82inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • St Bartholomew's SchoolOutstanding
  • Denefield SchoolGood
  • Kennet SchoolGood
  • Theale Green SchoolGood
  • John O'Gaunt School
  • Little Heath School
  • Park House School
  • The Downs School
  • The Willink School
  • Trinity School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · West Berkshire

Care & health services

150 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes46
  • GP practices17
  • Dentists34
  • Homecare agencies39
  • Hospitals & hospices4

CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · West Berkshire

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Eastbury)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 49 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

218 applications decided

86.7% granted · 189 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Mr Lee Dillon

Liberal Democrat

Newbury

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Lab 1
  • Con 11
  • LD 28
  • Grn 2
  • Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

Amenity data is being compiled for this area.

Local businesses

9,340 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

18 jobs advertised

e.g. Online Philosophy Tutoring Job in Eastbury (Hertfordshire) – Flexible Schedule, Online Psychology Tutoring Job in Eastbury (Hertfordshire) – Flexible Schedule, Online Psychology Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£861 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,258 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 · 75,598 certificates

8.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

35% low-carbon electricity

Gas 41% · Imports 25% · Solar 20% · Wind 7%

180 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 66.5 women · 65.5 men

59% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newbury:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Eastbury, Berkshire · 0.2 km

    Eastbury is a village in the valley of the River Lambourn in West Berkshire, England. The village is situated on the old river level road between Newbury and Lambourn in the Berkshire Downs, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of…

  • Eastbury Halt railway station · 0.3 km

    Eastbury Halt railway station was a railway station in Eastbury, Berkshire, England on the Lambourn Valley Railway.

  • M4 corridor · 0.8 km

    The M4 corridor is an area in the United Kingdom adjacent to the M4 motorway, which runs from London to West Wales. It is a major hi-tech hub. Important cities and towns linked by the M4 include London, Slough, Brac…

  • Westfield Farm Chalk Bank · 1.4 km

    Westfield Farm Chalk Bank is a 14.1-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of East Garston in Berkshire.

  • East Garston railway station · 1.6 km

    East Garston railway station was a railway station in East Garston, Berkshire, England, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.

  • Watts Bank · 1.6 km

    Watts Bank is a 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) nature reserve south of Lambourn in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. It is designated a biological Site of Special Scien…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Compare West Berkshire with nearby areas

Frequently asked questions

Where is Eastbury?
Eastbury is a town in Berkshire, England, in the West Berkshire local authority.
What is the population of Eastbury?
Eastbury has an approximate settlement population of 276.
How deprived is Eastbury?
The West Berkshire local authority, which includes Eastbury, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.