Did you know? Interesting stats about West Berkshire

An average of 504 new homes have been built each year in West Berkshire since 2006.

The total number of households, in 2022, in the district is estimated as 66,700, an increase of seven per cent since 2011.

Council statistics suggest that households will become smaller, with one-person households increasing by an estimated 21.9 per cent by 2043.

As of 2021, West Berkshire is the ninth least densely populated of the South East’s 64 local authority areas, with around two people living on each football pitch-sized area of land.

In 2020, for every resident aged 16 to 64, there were on average 1.1 jobs in West Berkshire. This is higher than the South East and Great Britain average.

The area has 8,345 businesses, an increase of 6.9 per cent since 2012.

West Berkshire has 51 sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and three Special Areas of Conservation (SAC), which are of national importance for animal and plant life.

The district has 27.7 miles of motorway, 78.5 miles of A-roads and 782.4 miles of minor roads.

West Berkshire has approximately 1,900 listed buildings, 90 scheduled monuments, 53 conservation areas, 39 locally listed heritage assets, 14 registered parks and gardens and one registered battlefield.