# RG17

Postcode district covering Hungerford, Lambourn and Kintbury, in West Berkshire.

RG17 is a postcode district covering Hungerford, Lambourn and Kintbury, in West Berkshire. Median sale price £410,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code RG17. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=RG17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 80% of people in RG17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=RG17) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 224 homes were sold in RG17 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=RG17) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for RG17.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=RG17) (Census 2021, England and Wales): RG17 had 15,404 usual residents at the census.

## How RG17 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | RG17 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £410,000 | 12th cheapest | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2025 |
| Population | 15,404 | 6th least populated | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 80% | 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.3% | joint 9th lowest | 30 postcode districts, RG · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the RG postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in RG17

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West Berkshire 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016303) | 1,472 | 21.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 64.3% |
| [West Berkshire 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016304) | 1,611 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.9% |
| [West Berkshire 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016305) | 1,255 | 55.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.3% |
| [West Berkshire 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016306) | 1,353 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 83.6% |
| [West Berkshire 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016296) | 1,554 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.8% |
| [West Berkshire 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016297) | 1,637 | 57.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 90.3% |
| [West Berkshire 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016298) | 1,186 | 89.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 79.0% |
| [West Berkshire 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016299) | 1,489 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.4% |
| [West Berkshire 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016300) | 1,455 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.6% |
| [West Berkshire 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016301) | 2,042 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.5% |

## Your MP

- [Newbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newbury): Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 94% of the people here.
- [East Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/east-wiltshire): Danny Kruger (Reform UK), MP since July 2024. 5.9% of the people here.
- [Didcot and Wantage](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/didcot-and-wantage): Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.
- [Witney](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/witney): Charlie Maynard (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in RG17

[Hungerford](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/hungerford), [Kintbury & Boxford](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/kintbury-and-boxford), [Lambourn & Great Shefford](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/lambourn-and-great-shefford)

## Postcode sectors in RG17

[RG17 0 (249 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17-0), [RG17 1 (8 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17-1), [RG17 7 (166 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17-7), [RG17 8 (107 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17-8), [RG17 9 (131 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17-9)

## Council

[West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)

## Postcode districts next to RG17

[OX12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12), [RG20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg20), [SN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn6), [SN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn7), [SN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hungerford (1.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.5123,51.4149), [Kintbury (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4460,51.4025)

## More in the RG postcode area

[All RG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 80% of people in RG17 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In RG17, 83.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: RG17
- Postcode area: [RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg)
- Constituency: [Newbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newbury)
- Council: [West Berkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)
- Area: 176 km²
- People, mid-2024: 15,555*
- Neighbourhoods: 10
- Output areas: 50

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[RG20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg20), [SN8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn8), [OX12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ox12), [SN6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn6), [SN7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sn7)

## Latest updates for RG17

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/RG17

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg17