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Pangbourne

Pangbourne is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 3,802. It has one pharmacy, eight restaurants and cafés, one bus stop, and Pangbourne railway station is 0.9 km away. There were around 16 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Pangbourne 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
Reading West
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

19°CCloudy

  • Today: 25° / 16° · 57% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

26 reported · July 2026 44% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Shoplifting5
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: Pangbourne and Burghfield · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • We have received reports of increased drug-related activity and anti-social behaviour in the Meadow Way area of Theale.
  • There have been ongoing reports of anti-social behaviour on Reading Road, Burghfield Common, including incidents involving catapults bein…

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

49 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 36 rated 4–5 ★ (33 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Pangbourne (0.4 km)
  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Pangbourne (0.4 km):

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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: 156.9p · BP (7.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (0.4 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 360 kW
  • Nearest: Elephant Hotel (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches16
  • Playgrounds4

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 (Pangbourne)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 67 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

Olivia Bailey

Labour

Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

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

  • Schools3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,340 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

34 jobs advertised · £33,911 avg

e.g. Technical Support Engineer, HR Manager, Move-Out Cleaning Specialist

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

29% low-carbon electricity

Gas 62% · Wind 13% · Imports 9% · Biomass 8%

256 gCO₂/kWh · very 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 Reading West and Mid Berkshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Pangbourne · 0.1 km

    Pangbourne is a village and civil parish on the River Thames in the West Berkshire unitary area of the county of Berkshire, England. Pangbourne has shops, churches, schools and a village hall. Outside its grouped deve…

  • River Pang · 0.3 km

    The River Pang is a small chalk stream river in the west of the English county of Berkshire, and a tributary of the River Thames. It runs for approximately 23 kilometres (14 mi) from its source near the village of Com…

  • Whitchurch Bridge · 0.3 km

    Whitchurch Bridge is a toll bridge that carries the B471 road over the River Thames in England. It links the villages of Pangbourne in Berkshire, and Whitchurch-on-Thames in Oxfordshire – crossing the river just downs…

  • Pangbourne railway station · 0.4 km

    Pangbourne railway station serves the village of Pangbourne in the county of Berkshire, and across the River Thames the village of Whitchurch-on-Thames, in Oxfordshire. It is 41 miles 43 chains (66.8 km) down the line…

  • Whitchurch Lock · 0.4 km

    Whitchurch Lock is a lock and weir on the River Thames in England. It is a pound lock, built by the Thames Navigation Commissioners in 1787. It is on an island near the Oxfordshire village of Whitchurch-on-Thames and…

  • Pangbourne College Boat Club · 0.7 km

    Pangbourne College Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames at Pangbourne College Boathouse, Shooters Hill, Pangbourne, Berkshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pangbourne?
Pangbourne is a town in Berkshire, England, in the West Berkshire local authority.
What is the population of Pangbourne?
Pangbourne has an approximate settlement population of 3,802.
How deprived is Pangbourne?
The West Berkshire local authority, which includes Pangbourne, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.