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Theale & Beenham

Middle area

The east of the West Berkshire. 6,398 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 28 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 48% of people in Theale & Beenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£380,000
Joint 2,155th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,193
Joint 3,031st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
48%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Theale & Beenham

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Theale & Beenham at a rate of 66.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across West Berkshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences157
Other crime83
Anti-social behaviour67
Criminal damage and arson41
Shoplifting27
Burglary16
Vehicle crime16
Drug offences12
Robbery4
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Theale & Beenham compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Theale & BeenhamMiddle
Median sale price22 middle areas, West Berkshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in West Berkshire22 areas from £265,000 to £663,000. The middle area is £407,500. Theale & Beenham is £380,000.
£380,0007th cheapest
Population22 middle areas, West Berkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Berkshire22 areas from 5,695 to 11,181. The middle area is 6,825. Theale & Beenham is 6,193.
6,1937th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, West Berkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in West Berkshire22 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 38.5%. Theale & Beenham is 48.0%.
48%10th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, West Berkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Berkshire22 areas from 56.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 89.5%. Theale & Beenham is 89.2%.
89.2%11th lowest

Is Theale & Beenham safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Theale & Beenham at a rate of 66.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across West Berkshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Theale & Beenham.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (157), other crime (83) and anti-social behaviour (67).

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.

Figures for the whole of West Berkshire

These figures are published for the whole of West Berkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Berkshire and not Theale & Beenham alone. See West Berkshire

Average house price
£401,830
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,887
50th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 90th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.0
Joint 34th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Theale & Beenham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Theale & Beenham was £380,000 in 2025.

Theale & Beenham had 6,193 usual residents at the census.

About 48% of people in Theale & Beenham live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Theale & Beenham, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.