Curridge’s story
2 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Curridge’s built-up area.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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CurridgeBerkshire
The village has 410 residents and lies in Berkshire, South East.
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Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
410
Census 2021 · West Berkshire council
Median age
45.9
17% are 65+ · Berkshire 15%
Degree level
48%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
7%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Curridge a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Curridge is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 2, with 0 at Grade I. 48% of adults are qualified to degree level.
What makes Curridge stand out
The 3 things Curridge does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 listed buildings
0 Grade II*; 2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Degree level, 16+
Education
Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (England’s towns 34%)
Berkshire 40%.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Curridge.
Who lives here
Children make up only 17% of Curridge, fewer than in Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
The 15-to-24 age group: 14%, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%). Residents of Curridge have a median age of 45.9.
45.9median age
CurridgeBerkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
14%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications6%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Curridge | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 5.6% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Curridge
The one school in town appears below. Curridge Primary School’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it. At the 4 primary schools within 3 km, three in five pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curridge Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 111 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Only 24% of Curridge’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns
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.
Curridge counts 0.4 jobs per working resident. The car took 92% of commuters, above both Berkshire’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%). Income per household averages £80K a year, before tax. Also worth knowing: 2% of commuters who live in Curridge also work there.
7%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
On foot3%
Train2%
Bicycle2%
24%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
49%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£80K
mean household income, before tax
1.1%
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 Curridge than in Berkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 8%
Owners make up 92% of households, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,338 a month across the West Berkshire council area. That is the middle of 7 standard sales inside Curridge’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Curridge£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £730,000 | 5 |
92%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,338
average private rent a month, West Berkshire council area
£2,445
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
Burglary and damage hit Curridge harder than Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 56.1 per 1,000 residents a year
There were 3.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Berkshire’s towns (6.4) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence comes to 27.6 per 1,000 residents a year. 21 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Curridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 52% were violence and sexual offences.
27.6violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual11
Public order3
Shoplifting2
Drugs2
Damage & arson1
Other theft1
Other crime1
Burglary0
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.
27.6
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
56.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
3.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
21
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
Is Curridge a healthy place? 91% of its people say their health is good, above Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Nearly one in ten residents in Curridge live with a disability. At the census, 1.7% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Berkshire’s towns (3.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). The nearest A&E to Curridge is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 13.9 miles away.
91%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Curridge | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.1% | 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 · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Curridge is rich in listed buildings: 49 per 10,000 residents, more than Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
None of the 2 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, near Berkshire’s towns (14%) and lower than England’s towns (16%).
2listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II2
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
14%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
49
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 4 more in and around Curridge
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Curridge. Best known first.
CastleCastle · English HeritageDonnington Castle3.5 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseShaw House3.3 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumWest Berkshire Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThatcham Nature Discovery Centre4.7 km outside town, to the southWater parkWater parkSplash Park4.4 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseShaw House3.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumWest Berkshire Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThatcham Nature Discovery Centre4.7 km outside town, to the southWater parkWater parkSplash Park4.4 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 (2)
- 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 Curridge
12pages on Curridge
The big questions
Curridge’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HermitageCold AshThatchamNewburyUpper BuckleburyComptonUpper BasildonCurridge
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curridge | 410 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hermitage | 2,224 | 1.3 | — | C | A | A+ |
| Cold Ash | 2,267 | 1.5 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Thatcham | 25,537 | 3.4 | B | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Newbury | 42,262 | 3.6 | B | B | C− | B− |
| Upper Bucklebury | 1,036 | 3.7 | — | C | B− | A |
| Compton | 1,789 | 5.1 | — | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Upper Basildon | 1,074 | 7 | — | C | A | A+ |
Hermitage, Cold Ash, Upper Bucklebury, Compton and Upper Basildon have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Curridge
How many listed buildings are there in Curridge?
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Curridge?
Band D council tax in Curridge is £2,445 for 2026–27, more than in 50% 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 Curridge
Village in Berkshire, England
Curridge is a built-up area of 410 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
- 410 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Berkshire
- County
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005072
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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