Close End Lambourn, West Berkshire
35 addresses across 3 postcodes (RG17), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 26900467.
- Sales: 10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £313,065 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 26 homes have an energy certificate (C: 19, D: 6, E: 1).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 0% to 72% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hungerford, about 10.2 km (6.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 128 to 139 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 35 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lambourn Surgery, about 450 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 1,010 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 53% of households owned their home and 30% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 52 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | £313,065 | £228,500 | £397,630 |
| 2015 | 1 | £295,600 | £295,600 | £295,600 |
| 2009 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £174,000 | £174,000 | £174,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £137,000 | £137,000 | £137,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 1999 | 1 | £42,000 | £42,000 | £42,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £54,000 | £54,000 | £54,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2016 | 8 RG17 8NJ | Semi-detached | £228,500 | |
| 10 Mar 2016 | 3 RG17 8NJ | Detached | £397,630 | |
| 28 May 2015 | 3 RG17 8NJ | Detached | £295,600 | |
| 24 Jun 2009 | ORCHARD HOUSE RG17 8NJ | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 19 Oct 2006 | 6 RG17 8NJ | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2005 | 14 RG17 8NJ | Semi-detached | £174,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2003 | 6 RG17 8NJ | Terraced | £137,000 | |
| 30 Aug 2000 | ORCHARD HOUSE RG17 8NJ | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 19 Jul 1999 | SARSEN HOUSE RG17 8NJ | Detached | £42,000 | |
| 14 Mar 1997 | 6 RG17 8NJ | Terraced | £54,000 |
Energy performance certificates
26 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: Flat (9); House, semi-detached (5); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 1950-1966 (17); 1967-1975 (7); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (17); owner-occupied (8).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (35% of about 1,360 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lambourn, Lambourn. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Redundant Garage Site Adjacent To 40 Woodbury, Lambourn, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 11 August 2026: WALES AND WEST UTILITIES LTD, Remedial works, give and take, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 at medium risk and 2 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| RG17 8NJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG17 8PN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| RG17 8XN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 4 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 35 addresses are between 128 m and 139 m above sea level (132 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG17 8NJ | 97% | 72% | 72% | 0% |
| RG17 8PN | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| RG17 8XN | 82% | 69% | 69% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hungerford 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.2 km (6.4 miles) |
| Kintbury 75,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bedwyn 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Market Square Lambourn | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bungalows Ramsbury | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 180 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 63 km (39 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 74.5 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lambourn Surgery | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lambourn Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Market Place (Dental Surgery) | 260 m |
| Hospital | Wantage Community Hospital | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police - Wantage Police Station | 14.4 km (8.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Lambourn High Street, Lambourn Cashzone | 140 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,260 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 360 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,170 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is College House, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m north. 59 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| College House | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m north |
| Ivy House | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-east |
| 21, Newbury Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 200 m north-east |
| Market Cross | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m north |
| Lambourn Cross | Scheduled monument | 250 m north |
| Bockhampton deserted medieval village | Scheduled monument | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lambourn Downs | Hills | 190 m north-west |
| Mill Bottom | Valley | 890 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Lynch Wood | Wood | 890 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Farn Combe | Valley | 920 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Coppington Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Brickkiln Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.8 km (3 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 34 | 35 |
1 of the street's 35 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambourn CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 200 m | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rice Bowl RG17 8XL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 4 Good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Goodies Cafe RG17 8XL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 4 Good | 26 May 2026 |
| Spice Valley RG17 8XN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 May 2026 |
| Valentines Tavern RG17 8XN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 21 Mar 2005 |
| Morrisons Daily RG17 8XL | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 2 Nov 2022 |
| The Southern Co-operative RG17 8XN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 180 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Lambourn Foodhall Ltd RG17 8XL | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jun 2026 |
| The George RG17 8XU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 210 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2026 |
| The Family Mart RG17 8XU | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2022 |
| Nippy Chippy And Little India RG17 8PG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Pegasus Pizza RG17 8XW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 4 Good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| The Wheelwrights Arms RG17 8XY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 340 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Woodys Grill RG17 8PS | Other catering premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 28 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (14); On or near Parking Area (10); On or near Station Road (8); On or near Police Station (5); On or near High Street (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 6 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
- RG17 8NJ: 33 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- RG17 8PN: 1 address
- RG17 8XN: 1 address of 55 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Edwards Hill · Sheep Fair Way · High Street · St Agnes Terrace · St. Georges Terrace · Close Court · Station Road · Crowle Road · The Old Station Yard · Newbury Street · Foxbury · Lion Mews
All the streets in RG17 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 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.