Neighbourhood · West Berkshire
Hungerford: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Hungerford neighbourhood of West Berkshire, England (ONS area West Berkshire 010). Headline figures assembled 25 October 2026. Postcodes RG17. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near RG17 0NF.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against West Berkshire
Hungerford is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against West Berkshire (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 17 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £375,000 and flats for £170,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with West Berkshire (1.1 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Hungerford, is about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 25 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£375,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£170,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -10% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 6 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£57,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.1 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Where Hungerford sits in West Berkshire
- Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in West Berkshire
- Typical flat price: the lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in West Berkshire with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 2nd lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in West Berkshire
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 25 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Hungerford
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 25 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
1 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against West Berkshire, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Home improvement applications
Falling behind the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Hungerford Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (250 m in a straight line). About 2.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Bedwyn (about 8 min) and Newbury (about 11 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Hungerford Primary School 370 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit Jun 2025: Standards maintained.
- Nearest state secondary school John O'Gaunt School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Jan 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Hungerford
What is the typical house price in Hungerford?
£375,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.
How does Hungerford compare with the rest of West Berkshire?
Typical house price: joint 5th lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in West Berkshire. Typical flat price: the lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in West Berkshire with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 2nd lowest of 22 neighbourhoods in West Berkshire.
Is Hungerford an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Hungerford gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 1 of 17 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Hungerford?
Hungerford. Railway station, about a 4-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (250 m in a straight line). About 2.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Bedwyn (about 8 min) and Newbury (about 11 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Hungerford?
Nearest state primary school. Hungerford Primary School. 370 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Jan 2020). Ungraded visit Jun 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. John O'Gaunt School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 3 areas, Requires improvement in 1 (Jan 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.