RG17 0HD West Berkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hungerford & Kintbury. Region: South East.
Streets
- Bath Road, West Berkshire: 15 addresses
- Oxford Street, Eddington: 2 addresses
- Eddington Hill, Eddington: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in West Berkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,505 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,670 | £1,949 | £2,227 | £2,505 | £3,062 | £3,619 | £4,176 | £5,011 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (21% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 26 Charnham Street, Hungerford, Berkshire: up to 7 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- St Johns Hall, Station Road, Hungerford, permissioned (500 m)
- Station Yard, Station Road, Hungerford, Berkshire: up to 8 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- 15 Chestnut Walk, Hungerford, RG17 0DB: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 18 addresses are between 95 m and 97 m above sea level (96 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 33%, ultrafast 33%, gigabit 33% of premises; 11% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hungerford 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 470 m |
| Kintbury 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bedwyn 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Middletons Close Eddington | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bungalows Ramsbury | 7.6 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Apcoa | 490 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 400 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 53.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 73.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hungerford Surgery | 730 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Church Lane Dental LTD | 630 m |
| Hospital | Savernake Hospital | 13.7 km |
| Police station | Newbury Police Station | 13.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hungerford Common Port Down 64 ha | 610 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 790 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Fairfields Allotments 1,600 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 65 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 24, High Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m south-west. 108 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 24, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-west |
| Church of St Lawrence | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Leverton Hatches | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Marston Field Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Five Acre Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km east |
| Chilton Marsh | Wetland | 2.0 km north-west |
| Furze Hill | Hill | 2.4 km west |
| New Hayward Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 47% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bath Road.