High Street Upper Lambourn, West Berkshire
54 addresses across 5 postcodes (RG14,RG17), about 690 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 26900952.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 1, D: 8, E: 5, F: 5, G: 3).
- Flood: 7 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 17% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hungerford, about 12.3 km (7.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 74 to 142 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 54 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lambourn Surgery, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away.
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 42% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 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
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 182 m². Most common: House, detached (14); Bungalow, detached (4); House, semi-detached (3). Built: before 1900 (10); 1950-1966 (5); 1967-1975 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (15 addresses)
- 1 Frenchmans Lodge, Upper Lambourn
- 2 Frenchmans Lodge, Upper Lambourn
- Caspian House, Upper Lambourn
- Clydesdale House, Upper Lambourn
- Craven Cottage, Upper Lambourn
- Frenchmans House, Upper Lambourn
- Kingscote Cottage, Upper Lambourn
- Kingsdown Stables Office, Upper Lambourn
- Kings Farm Cottage, Upper Lambourn
- Limes Farm Chalet, Upper Lambourn
- Limes Farmhouse, Upper Lambourn
- Rose Cottage, Upper Lambourn
- The Office Flat, The Old Malthouse, Upper Lambourn
- The Old Malthouse, Upper Lambourn
- Tumbleweed, Upper Lambourn
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 (40% of about 1,590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Upper Lambourn, Upper Lambourn. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 12.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- BARN TO SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Craven Cottage, grade II
- GRANARY TO SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH FARMHOUSE, grade II
- Hawthorn Cottage, grade II
- KINGSCOTE, grade II
- Limes Farmhouse, grade II
- THE OLD MALT HOUSE, grade II
- Toad Cottage, grade II
- Tumbleweed, grade II
- WALLS FLANKING ROAD AT LIMES FARMHOUSE, grade II
- WEATHERCOCK HOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 21 October 2026 to 23 October 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (major (paa) works)
Finished in the last three months
- 8 October 2026 to 12 October 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, give and take, on the carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 28 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
- 23 September 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 26 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 2 of these postcodes: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| RG17 8QT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| RG17 8RG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | possible |
| RG17 8QW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| RG14 2DE | zone 3 | 1 / 5 / 2 | unlikely |
| RG17 8QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 54 addresses are between 74 m and 142 m above sea level (134 m on average); the ground rises about 68 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG14 2DE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG17 8QR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| RG17 8QT | 87% | 87% | 87% | 9% |
| RG17 8QW | 17% | 17% | 17% | 0% |
| RG17 8RG | 82% | 82% | 82% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Hungerford 312,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km (7.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest St Lukes Church Upper Lambourn | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bungalows Ramsbury | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 65.1 km (40 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 76 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lambourn Surgery | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lambourn Pharmacy | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Market Place (Dental Surgery) | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Wantage Community Hospital | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Police station | Gablecross Police Station | 13.6 km (8.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Lambourn High Street, Lambourn Cashzone | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 850 m² | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4,710 m² | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,170 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Landmarks
22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Furze Covert | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Drive Covert | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Hockham Bottom | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Old Warren | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Newbarn Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Lambourn Downs | Hills | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 51 | 54 |
3 of the street's 54 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Street (6); On or near Maddle Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 42% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 37% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 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 8QT: 29 addresses of 34 in the postcode
- RG17 8RG: 15 addresses of 54 in the postcode
- RG17 8QW: 7 addresses
- RG14 2DE: 2 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- RG17 8QR: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in RG14, 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.