Pangbourne’s strongest subject is health (A+) — life expectancy is 86 for men and 87.7 for women. Homes sell for a median £512,500, about 7.6 years of what households in the West Berkshire council area earn. Natural hazards weigh more here (C−): 2.8% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. All told, that adds up to an A− overall and a rank of #16 of 30 in Berkshire. Nationally, it does better than just over four fifths of UK towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B− for schools.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Pangbourne is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pangbourne.
Health
Pangbourne’s life expectancy beats 99% of UK towns
At the census, 2.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 88% of Pangbourne’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, close to Berkshire’s towns (87%) and above England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 14% of people here. One GP practice serves the town; 92% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
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.
SchoolsB−
Exam results at Pangbourne’s schools trail 55% of towns in England
At the 7 primary schools within 3 km, 56% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. Secondary results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 48.9, with 49% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A+
Under 5 km to work: 26% in Pangbourne, fewer than in both Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 50% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Unemployment benefit claims came to 1.6% of 16 to 64s in 2026, below both Berkshire’s towns (2.1%) and England’s towns (2.3%). Home was the main workplace for half of workers at the census. Work in town: 14% of resident commuters. The census found 22% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
History
Old homes shape Pangbourne: 25% were built before 1919, more than in both Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Pangbourne counts 40 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 4 Grade II*. Per 10,000 residents, Pangbourne counts 122 listed buildings. Conservation areas cover 3% of the town’s land, lower than both Berkshire’s towns (25%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade C
Pangbourne is a town of owners: 71% of households own their home, above Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
8% live in social housing, below both Berkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,338 a month across the West Berkshire council area. From September 2023 to August 2026, 136 homes sold inside Pangbourne’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £512,500.
£513Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Pangbourne£513K
Typical UK town£277K
By type
Median
Sales
Detached
£1,210,000
39
Semi-detached
£560,000
34
Terraced
£375,000
27
Flat or maisonette
£296,250
36
71%
of households own their home · England 61%
20%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,338
average private rent a month, West Berkshire council area
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage hit Pangbourne harder than Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 11.3 per 1,000 residents a year
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 14.2 reports per 1,000, above both Berkshire’s towns (6.2) and England’s towns (7.8). Police recorded 174 crimes inside Pangbourne’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 34 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 39% of recorded crime.
20violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearB−Safety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 55% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
More crimeLess crime
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual67
Shoplifting26
Other theft18
Damage & arson15
Public order14
Vehicle crime11
Burglary8
Drugs8
Anti-social34
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.
20
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
11.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
14.2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
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.
Who lives here
More people in Pangbourne hold a degree than in Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 48%
Residents of Pangbourne have a median age of 45.5. 23% of residents are 65 or over, above Berkshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here.
45.5median age
PangbourneBerkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar14%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenEnglandMen
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
Upper Basildon and Woodcote have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Pangbourne
How many listed buildings are there in Pangbourne?
That is 5 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Pangbourne expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £512,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £296,250, terraced houses £375,000, semi-detached houses £560,000 and detached houses £1,210,000.
Does Pangbourne flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
About Pangbourne
Town in Berkshire, England
Pangbourne is a built-up area of 3,279 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
3,279 (Census 2021)
Council
West Berkshire
County
Berkshire
Region
South East
Area
0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²)
ONS code
E63005006
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.
