East Garston’s story
28 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside East Garston’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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East GarstonBerkshire
This village in Berkshire, South East has a population of 524.
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Population
524
Census 2021 · West Berkshire council
Median home
£724K
14 sales in 3 years
Median age
53.8
32% are 65+ · Berkshire 15%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is East Garston a good place to live?
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so East Garston has no grades; its figures are still real. Homes change hands at a median £723,750. It has 28 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
What makes East Garston stand out
The 3 things East Garston 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.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Church of All Saints; 21.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
23% of commuters travel under 5 km.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in East Garston.
Work & commute
Only 11% of commuters in East Garston go to work without a car, fewer than in Berkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
11%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, East Garston has 0.6 jobs. The car took 87% of commuters, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%). Working from home was the norm for 47% of workers at the census. Work in town: 5% of resident commuters.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot8%
Bus2%
Train1%
Bicycle1%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
47%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£58K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
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
Few households rent privately in East Garston: 14%, fewer than in Berkshire’s towns and across England’s towns
£724Kmedian sale
Owners make up 73% of households, above both Berkshire’s towns (63%) and England’s towns (61%). 13% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private rents average £1,338 a month across the West Berkshire council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
East Garston£724K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £813,500 | 11 |
73%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
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
Violence is recorded less often in East Garston than in Berkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 10.2 per 1,000 residents a year
10.2violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
There were 1.9 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Berkshire’s towns (6.4) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Reported offences in East Garston came to 10 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1. Violence and sexual offences made up 30% of the total.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Damage & arson3
Burglary2
Other theft1
Drugs1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Vehicle crime0
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.
10.2
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
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
In East Garston, 86% say their health is good or very good
86%good or very good health
16% of residents have a disability, higher than Berkshire’s towns (13%) yet lower than England’s towns (17%). Seeing a GP means leaving East Garston: the nearest practice is 2.4 miles away. The nearest A&E to East Garston is Great Western Hospital, 11.3 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | East Garston | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 13% | 17% |
80
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.9
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
More buildings in East Garston are listed than in Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 534 per 10,000 residents
28listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
28% of homes date from before 1919. Grade II* covers 2 of them. Of East Garston’s land, 14% lies in conservation areas, between Berkshire’s towns (24%) and England’s towns (7%).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II26
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of All Saints Grade II*
- Mask Cottage Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
534
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Older residents shape East Garston: 32% are 65 or over, above Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
53.8median age
Children under 15 make up 11%, below Berkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. 8.2% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Residents of East Garston have a median age of 53.8. Among adults, 36% have a degree.
East GarstonBerkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
32%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications14%
Apprenticeship7%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| East Garston | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about East Garston
12pages on East Garston
The big questions
Safety10.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £724K · rent £1,338 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 months · busiest street Front StreetSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80 (men), 85.9 (women)Work & commute64% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards6.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
About East Garston
Village in Berkshire, England
East Garston is a built-up area of 524 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
- 524 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Berkshire
- County
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004988
East Garston’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LambournHungerfordAldbourneRamsburyKintburyEast ChallowWantageEast Garston
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Garston | 524 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lambourn | 3,141 | 2.6 | B− | A− | B | B |
| Hungerford | 5,184 | 5.6 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Aldbourne | 1,686 | 6.3 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Ramsbury | 1,541 | 6.3 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Kintbury | 2,054 | 6.5 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| East Challow | 1,031 | 7.2 | — | B+ | B | A |
| Wantage | 13,100 | 7.4 | B+ | B+ | C | B+ |
Aldbourne, Ramsbury, Kintbury and East Challow have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about East Garston
How many listed buildings are there in East Garston?
That is 21.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
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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