# RG17 7JH: area report for a postcode in West Berkshire

RG17 7JH is a postcode in West Berkshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Berkshire. Open the map at RG17 7JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) › [RG17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17) › [RG17 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17-7)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 100% on July. West Berkshire 002B: 72 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **Hungerford, 8.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **No property in RG17 7JH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, West Berkshire 002B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **£403,682 average price**: For the whole of West Berkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG17 7JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG17 7JH**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH
- **6.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £3,650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| July 2023 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| July 2026 | £515,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| February 2024 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| December 2025 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 460 m |
| November 2025 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 520 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £403,682** (July 2026). West Berkshire’s average house price was £403,682 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,887** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Berkshire earned a median of £44,887 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 50th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in West Berkshire costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). West Berkshire has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 34th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Berkshire 002B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.1** (2025). West Berkshire 002B has a deprivation score of 16.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,570th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £535,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Berkshire 002B was £535,000 in 2025. Joint 3,866th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,611** (2021). West Berkshire 002B had 1,611 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,539th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.9%** (January 2026). In West Berkshire 002B, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## RG17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG17 was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 556th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 15,404** (2021). RG17 had 15,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,029th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 80%** (2022). About 80% of people in RG17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.3%** (January 2026). In RG17, 83.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)
- Centre: 51.4888, -1.4993

Council: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newbury): Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4993,51.4888,RG177JH

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