Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 5,184 residents and lies in Berkshire, South East.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. School results trail most towns (C−): primary results beat 19% of towns in England; secondary results beat 24% of towns in England. Overall, Hungerford earns a B−, better than 48% of UK towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: just over a fifth of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It also does well on cost of living: homes sell for a median £350,000, about 5.2 times local household income. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The 2 things Hungerford does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hungerford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 93 buildings inside Hungerford’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 1 old photo or postcard going back to 1905.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hungerford.
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 43.2, with 36% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Between them, one primary and one secondary teach 755 pupils in Hungerford.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungerford Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 316 | C |
| John O'Gaunt SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 439 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
A household here earns £57K a year before tax, on average. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 2.6%.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list names 93 listed buildings in Hungerford: 2 Grade II*. Of the town’s land, 20% lies in conservation areas, lower than Berkshire’s towns (25%) yet higher than England’s towns (7%). The pre-1919 share of homes is 16%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Children under 15 make up 17%, below Berkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 8.8% of residents. Ages in Hungerford split evenly at 45.9: half are older, half younger. Among adults, 31% have a degree.
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.
| Hungerford | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Police figures for Hungerford’s built-up area: 302 crimes and 43 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Homes saw 12.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above both Berkshire’s towns (9.1) and England’s towns (9.4). Of all the crimes, 45% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
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.
Private rents average £1,338 a month across the West Berkshire council area. Nearly three in five households own their home, about level with England’s towns (61%) and below Berkshire’s towns (63%). Social renters account for 17% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £587,500 | 54 |
| Semi-detached | £368,100 | 68 |
| Terraced | £312,000 | 89 |
| Flat or maisonette | £177,000 | 35 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
At the census, 16% of people here had a disability, above Berkshire’s towns (13%) but below England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Hungerford is Great Western Hospital, 12.5 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 89% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Life expectancy here is 83 for women and 77.9 for men (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Hungerford | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 13% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
93 listed buildings in Hungerford.
Church of St Lawrence: Photo: Michael FORD · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 24, High Street: Photo: Mike Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Red Lion: Photo: Oscar Taylor · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Canal Bridge: Photo: Deryck Chan · CC BY-SA 4.0
10 notable people were born in Hungerford.
Charlie Austin: Brian Minkoff-London Pixels, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles Portal, 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer, Public domain · Adam Brown: Egon Eagle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · James E. Talmage: Charles Roscoe Savage, Public domain · Fred Rickaby: Leslie Ward, Public domain · Paul Beadle: Sam Hood, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungerford | 5,184 | — | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Kintbury | 2,054 | 3.2 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Great Bedwyn | 1,194 | 4.1 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Ramsbury | 1,541 | 4.3 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Aldbourne | 1,686 | 6.4 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Lambourn | 3,141 | 6.6 | B− | A− | B | B |
| Woolton Hill and Highclere | 2,755 | 7.2 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
| Burbage | 1,322 | 7.8 | — | C+ | A− | A |
Kintbury, Great Bedwyn, Ramsbury, Aldbourne and Burbage have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
GCSE results trail 76% of towns in England, and primary results trail 82% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Hungerford has 3 state schools; places are handled by West Berkshire council.
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Town in Berkshire, England
Hungerford is a built-up area of 5,184 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
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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