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Tadley

Tadley is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 15,836. It has one pharmacy and around seven restaurants and cafés, with 11 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Midgham, 3.9 km away, the average sold house price is around £472,928, and there were around 47 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 Tadley 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

17°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 17° · 78% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:25

12h 51m 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

40 reported · July 2026 82% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences21
  • Anti-social behaviour7
  • Burglary5
  • Other theft4

1 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Basingstoke Rural East · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • Rural crime
  • Violence Reduction

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

67 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 58 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bramley (5.2 km)
  • 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bramley (Hants) (5.2 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: 142.9p · Shell (9.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · Shell (9.1 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

9 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 125 kW
  • Nearest: Lidl - Tadley (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches8
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds10

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

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 14 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

Kit Malthouse

Conservative

North West Hampshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeSocial 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

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,340 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

230 jobs advertised · £33,508 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Patrol - South West, Mobile Vehicle Technician - Plymouth, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*

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

16% low-carbon electricity

Imports 43% · Gas 41% · Wind 9% · Biomass 6%

199 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 North West Hampshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Tadley · 0.6 km

    Tadley is a town and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north of Basingstoke and 11 miles (17 km) south west of Reading. The population of Tadley stands around…

  • Pamber Forest and Silchester Common · 0.9 km

    Pamber Forest and Silchester Common is a 341.7-hectare (844-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Tadley in Hampshire. Pamber Forest and Upper Inhams Copse is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wig…

  • Tadley Calleva F.C. · 1.0 km

    Tadley Calleva Football Club are a football club based in Tadley, Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association. The club's name of Calleva comes from the nearby Roman Town of Callev…

  • Ron Ward's Meadow With Tadley Pastures · 1.1 km

    Ron Ward's Meadow With Tadley Pastures is a site of Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is based on the edge of Tadley in Hampshire, England. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

  • Pamber Heath · 1.2 km

    Pamber Heath is a village in north Hampshire, England. Situated within the civil parish of Pamber, the village lies at the north end of Pamber Forest.

  • Orion (laser) · 1.3 km

    The Orion Laser Facility is a high power laser facility based at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) on the former RAF Aldermaston site in the United Kingdom.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Tadley?
Tadley is a town in Berkshire, England, in the West Berkshire local authority.
What is the population of Tadley?
Tadley has an approximate settlement population of 15,836.
How deprived is Tadley?
The West Berkshire local authority, which includes Tadley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.