RG17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Hungerford, Lambourn and Kintbury, in West Berkshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RG17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In RG17, 83.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How RG17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is RG17 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RG17 at a rate of 52.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across RG.
In August 2026 alone, 70 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RG17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (313), other crime (177) and criminal damage and arson (81).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RG17 was 57.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in RG17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RG17 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in RG17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Berkshire 002A | 1,472 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 64.3% |
| West Berkshire 002B | 1,611 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.9% |
| West Berkshire 002C | 1,255 | 55.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.3% |
| West Berkshire 002D | 1,353 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 83.6% |
| West Berkshire 010A | 1,554 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.8% |
| West Berkshire 010B | 1,637 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.3% |
| West Berkshire 010C | 1,186 | 89.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.0% |
| West Berkshire 010D | 1,489 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.4% |
| West Berkshire 018A | 1,455 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.6% |
| West Berkshire 018B | 2,042 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.5% |
MPs for RG17
- Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratMP for Newbury94% of RG17’s postcodes
- Danny KrugerReform UKMP for East Wiltshire5.9% of RG17’s postcodes
- Olly GloverLiberal DemocratMP for Didcot and Wantage0.2% of RG17’s postcodes
- Charlie MaynardLiberal DemocratMP for Witney0.2% of RG17’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in RG173
Postcode sectors in RG175
Council1
Postcode districts next to RG175
Nearest rail stations2
More in the RG postcode area2
RG17 in brief
RG17 is a postcode district covering Hungerford, Lambourn and Kintbury, in West Berkshire.
About 15,555 people lived in RG17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £410,000 in 2025 across 224 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 52.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in RG17 was £410,000 in 2025.
RG17 had 15,404 usual residents at the census.
In RG17, 83.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In RG17, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.