Upper Lambourn’s story
20 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Upper Lambourn’s built-up area.
19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Upper LambournBerkshire
A village of 415 in Berkshire, South East.
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Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
415
Census 2021 · West Berkshire council
Median age
45.1
18% are 65+ · Berkshire 15%
Degree level
33%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
31%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Upper Lambourn a good place to live?
Upper Lambourn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Upper Lambourn stand out
The 2 things Upper Lambourn does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Upper Lambourn.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Upper Lambourn drive than in Berkshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 63%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 43% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 31% of commuters got to work without a car, and on top of that 50% of commuters travelled under 5 km, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). Working from home was the norm for 43% of workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Upper Lambourn, 39% work in the town itself.
31%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving63%
On foot29%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
50%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
43%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£58K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
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
Upper Lambourn is a renters’ town: 42% of households rent privately, more than in Berkshire’s towns or across England’s towns
Households that own their home make up 54%. Social housing holds 3% of households, lower than both Berkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £1,338 a month across the West Berkshire council area.
£0Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Upper Lambourn£0K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,725,000 | 6 |
54%
of households own their home · England 61%
42%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,338
average private rent a month, West Berkshire council area
£2,512
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
Upper Lambourn records less burglary and damage per resident than Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 4.8 per 1,000 a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 9 crimes inside Upper Lambourn’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences were 44% of the crimes. The violent crime rate is 19.3 per 1,000 residents a year.
19.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual4
Other theft2
Vehicle crime2
Damage & arson1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
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.
19.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
9
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
Disability is less common in Upper Lambourn, 9.4% of residents, than in Berkshire’s towns and England’s towns
Asked at the census, nearly nine in ten residents of Upper Lambourn said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 2.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Berkshire’s towns (3.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Upper Lambourn: the nearest practice is 1.5 miles away.
89%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Upper Lambourn | Berkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.4% | 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 · 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.
History
Upper Lambourn is rich in listed buildings: 482 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.
Upper Lambourn has 20 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. Nearly a fifth of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Berkshire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (16%).
20listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II20
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
19%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
482
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
Fewer children live in Upper Lambourn than in Berkshire’s towns or England’s towns: 12% are under 15
33% of adults hold a degree. Upper Lambourn has a median age of 45.1. The 15-to-24 age group: 13%, above Berkshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (12%) alike.
45.1median age
Upper LambournBerkshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar21%
Degree level33%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Upper Lambourn | Berkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.4% | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 40% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Berkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Upper Lambourn
12pages on Upper Lambourn
The big questions
Upper Lambourn’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LambournAldbourneRamsburyEast ChallowWanboroughShrivenham and WatchfieldWantageUpper Lambourn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Lambourn | 415 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lambourn | 3,141 | 1.3 | B− | A− | B | B |
| Aldbourne | 1,686 | 4.4 | — | B− | A | A+ |
| Ramsbury | 1,541 | 5.9 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| East Challow | 1,031 | 6.3 | — | B+ | B | A |
| Wanborough | 1,737 | 6.7 | — | D | A+ | A− |
| Shrivenham and Watchfield | 5,353 | 7 | B | B | C+ | A |
| Wantage | 13,100 | 7.1 | B+ | B+ | C | B+ |
Aldbourne, Ramsbury, East Challow and Wanborough have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Upper Lambourn
How many listed buildings are there in Upper Lambourn?
That is 19.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Upper Lambourn?
Band D council tax in Upper Lambourn is £2,512 for 2026–27, more than in 67% 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 Upper Lambourn
Village in Berkshire, England
Upper Lambourn is a built-up area of 415 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
- 415 (Census 2021)
- Council
- West Berkshire
- County
- Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63004924
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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