Beech Close Burghfield, West Berkshire
11 addresses across 2 postcodes (RG30), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 26900152.
10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 10). No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in West Berkshire costs £2,505 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Theale, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 240 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 83 to 85 m above sea level. 1 of its 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Mortimer Surgery, about 3.3 km away. About 450 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 15% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 144 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (8); House, detached (2). Built: 1991-1995 (9); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (6); rented (social) (3); owner-occupied (1).
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 D (36% of about 690 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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 11 addresses are between 83 m and 85 m above sea level (84 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG30 3SG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG30 3SJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Theale 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Mortimer 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Reading Green Park 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Chestnut Drive Burghfield | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Purley Social Club Purley on Thames | 8.3 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 800 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 42.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mortimer Surgery | 3.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Burghfield Pharmacy | 830 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 940 m |
| Hospital | Prospect Park Hospital | 5.6 km |
| Police station | Sulhamstead Police Training Centre | 2.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Burghfield Common | 770 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,410 m² | 240 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 690 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,650 m² | 580 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site and two fishponds, Moathouse Cottage, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site and two fishponds, Moathouse Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Folly Farm | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Clayhill Copse | Wood | 170 m south-west |
| Pondhouse Copse | Wood | 470 m east |
| Burghfield Shaw | Wood | 500 m north |
| Omer's Gully | Valley | 1.0 km south-west |
| Jubilee Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south-east |
| Totterdown Hill | Hill | 3.1 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 11 |
1 of the street's 11 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garland Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 710 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Burghfield St Mary's C.E. Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1.0 km | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mrs Bland's Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.2 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| The Willink School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.4 km | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Beech Close (4); On or near Larch Close (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 33% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 15% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 79% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 89% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 3% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
Nearby streets
Chestnut Drive · Larch Close · Rowan Way · Sycamore Close · Randles Copse · Ralph Street · Birdella Grove · Elm Drive · Josephine Crescent · Hazel Close · Willow Close · Nethercourt Close
All the streets in RG30 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.
- 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.