Ash Tree Grove Hamstead Marshall, West Berkshire
21 addresses across 1 postcode (RG20), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 26900061.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 8, D: 7, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in West Berkshire costs £2,505 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kintbury, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 109 to 112 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kintbury & Woolton Hill Surgery, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 63% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often possession of weapons.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 77 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); Bungalow, end-terrace (4); Bungalow, mid-terrace (2). Built: 1967-1975 (8); 1991-1995 (5); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (15); owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 addresses)
- 1 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 1a Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 2 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 2a Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 3, Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 3a Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 4 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 5 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 6 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 7 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 8 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 9 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 10 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 11 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 12 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 13 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
- 14 Ash Tree Grove, Hamstead Marshall
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 street: most are in band C (27% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 27 October 2026 to 29 October 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility asset works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 street's 21 addresses are between 109 m and 112 m above sea level (110 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG20 0HJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kintbury 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Newbury 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Newbury Racecourse 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ash Tree Corner Hamstead Marshall | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | Newbury Wharf | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Shell Recharge Charging Station | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 48.3 km (30 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 66 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Kintbury & Woolton Hill Surgery | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Wash Common Pharmacy | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wash Common Dental Centre | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | West Berkshire Community Hospital | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| Police station | Newbury Police Station | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,390 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Park Pale in Hamstead Marshall Park, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Park Pale in Hamstead Marshall Park | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Hamstead Marshall Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Motte and bailey castles, fishponds, deserted medieval village and manor site NE of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Motte in Hamstead Marshall Park, 340m NE of The Dower House | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Benham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.9 miles) north-east |
| Battle of Newbury 1643 | Registered battlefield | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hall's Copse | Wood | 230 m south-east |
| Ashtree Plantation | Wood | 280 m north-east |
| Spicer's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 300 m east |
| Spicer's Copse | Wood | 320 m east |
| Ball's Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Irish Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 21 |
2 of the street's 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for West Berkshire: see them on the West Berkshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enborne C.E. Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ash Tree Grove (2); On or near Park Lane (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 63% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 45% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- RG20 0HJ: 21 addresses of 25 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in RG20 and across West Berkshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.