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Theale

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The east of the West Berkshire. About 3,100 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 82% of people in Theale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,053
1,146th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
82%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Theale compares

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

ThealeMiddle
Population24 wards, West Berkshire · 2021
Population: every ward in West Berkshire24 areas from 3,053 to 12,837. The middle area is 7,388. Theale is 3,053.
3,053least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, West Berkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in West Berkshire24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 52.0%. Theale is 82.0%.
82%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, West Berkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Berkshire24 areas from 41.0% to 99.2%. The middle area is 88.1%. Theale is 82.6%.
82.6%5th lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, West Berkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Berkshire24 areas from 1.1% to 3.8%. The middle area is 2.2%. Theale is 3.0%.
3.0%4th highest

Is Theale safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Theale at a rate of 77.7 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, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Theale.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (80), other crime (53) and anti-social behaviour (40).

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 ward, so they describe all of West Berkshire and not Theale alone. See West Berkshire

Average house price
£403,682
Up 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,887
50th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.0
Joint 34th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Theale in brief

Theale had 3,053 usual residents at the census.

About 82% of people in Theale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Theale, 82.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Theale, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.