Ashmore Green’s story
No listed buildings inside Ashmore Green’s built-up area
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Ashmore GreenBerkshire
This village in Berkshire, South East has a population of 350.
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Photo: Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
350
Census 2021 · West Berkshire council
Median home
£715K
31 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.9
28% are 65+ · Berkshire 15%
Degree level
45%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ashmore Green a good place to live?
There are no grades for Ashmore Green: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Homes change hands at a median £715,000. Walking, cycling and public transport carry just over one in ten commuters.
What makes Ashmore Green stand out
The 3 things Ashmore Green does most differently from other towns.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
28% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ashmore Green.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Ashmore Green: 28% are 65 or over, above Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Among adults, 45% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6% of residents, lower than both Berkshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents. Ages in Ashmore Green split evenly at 51.9: half are older, half younger.
51.9median age
Ashmore GreenBerkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
28%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar12%
Degree level45%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ashmore Green | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
More commuters in Ashmore Green drive than in Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 87%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 11% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Berkshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (27%). Home was the main workplace for 49% of workers at the census. Work in town: 7% of resident commuters. For 52% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot5%
Bicycle3%
Underground, tram3%
52%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
49%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£80K
mean household income, before tax
1.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Private renting is less common in Ashmore Green than in Berkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9%
Social housing holds 6% of households, lower than both Berkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 85%. Also worth knowing: from September 2023 to August 2026, 31 homes sold inside Ashmore Green’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £715,000.
£715Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ashmore Green£715K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £750,000 | 29 |
85%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,338
average private rent a month, West Berkshire council area
£2,454
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Ashmore Green than in Berkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 7.6 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 40% of recorded crime. 5 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Ashmore Green’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Per 1,000 residents, 6.7 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year.
7.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual2
Public order2
Vehicle crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social1
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
7.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
6.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
5
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
18% of people in Ashmore Green have a disability, against 13% in Berkshire’s towns and 17% in England’s towns
Seeing a GP means leaving Ashmore Green: the nearest practice is 1.4 miles away. Self-reported good health: just over four fifths of the town’s residents. 3.1% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Berkshire’s towns (3.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Ashmore Green is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 12.2 miles away.
81%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Ashmore Green | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 13% | 17% |
86.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
No listed buildings in Ashmore Green
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, about level with Berkshire’s towns (14%) and below England’s towns (16%). Historic England’s list has no building inside Ashmore Green’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
14%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Donnington Castle and 7 more in and around Ashmore Green
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Ashmore Green. Best known first.
CastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle3.9 km outside town, to the west
ZooBucklebury Farm Park4.5 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseShaw House2.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWest Berkshire Museum3.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThatcham Nature Discovery Centre2 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageCruise missile shelter complex, Greenham Common Airbase4.7 km outside town, to the south
ZooBucklebury Farm Park4.5 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseShaw House2.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumWest Berkshire Museum3.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThatcham Nature Discovery Centre2 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageCruise missile shelter complex, Greenham Common Airbase4.7 km outside town, to the southPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Bucklebury Farm Park: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Shaw House: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Berkshire Museum: Tom Bastin from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ashmore Green
13pages on Ashmore Green
The big questions
Safety7.6 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £715K · rent £1,338 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street Upper Stone RiseSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 86.5 (men), 87.3 (women)Work & commute62% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Ashmore Green’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Cold AshThatchamHermitageUpper BuckleburyNewburyWoolton Hill and HighclereComptonAshmore Green
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashmore Green | 350 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cold Ash | 2,267 | 0.7 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Thatcham | 25,537 | 1.6 | B | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Hermitage | 2,224 | 2.3 | — | C | A | A+ |
| Upper Bucklebury | 1,036 | 2.4 | — | C | B− | A |
| Newbury | 42,262 | 2.6 | B | B | C− | B− |
| Woolton Hill and Highclere | 2,755 | 6.4 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
| Compton | 1,789 | 6.5 | — | C+ | B+ | A+ |
Cold Ash, Hermitage, Upper Bucklebury and Compton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ashmore Green
Is Ashmore Green expensive to live in?
Private rents in the West Berkshire council area averaged £1,338 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in Ashmore Green?
Band D council tax in Ashmore Green is £2,454 for 2026–27, more than in 53% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Ashmore Green
Village in Berkshire, England
Ashmore Green is a built-up area of 350 people, in the West Berkshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 350 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Berkshire
- County
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005124
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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