RG17 7HB

Downlands · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Hungerford
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury
Postcode district
RG17
Postcode sector
RG17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG17 7HA 47 m
RG17 7JB 98 m
RG17 7JA 121 m
RG17 7EY 152 m
RG17 7HE 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG17 7HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG17
Postcode sector
RG17 7
Latitude
51.488022
Longitude
-1.479389
British National Grid easting
436,243
British National Grid northing
176,692

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Downlands · E05012138
Parish or community
E04001165
Westminster constituency
Newbury · E14001376
Output area
E00082352
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 002A · E01016303
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 002 · E02003368

Postcode source versions

Explore RG17

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
13, Hillside, East Garston, Hungerford, RG17 7HB 23 August 2022 £350,000
12, Hillside, East Garston, Hungerford, RG17 7HB 19 August 2016 £252,500
13, Hillside, East Garston, Hungerford, RG17 7HB 2 June 2016 £256,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Shefford C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km
  2. Lambourn CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Public order 2
  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

27 female, 19 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
3.1
RG17 7 residents
2,638

Age bands in RG17 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

383 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

219 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

484 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

803 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

607 residents

This postcode contained 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG17 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • LAMBOURN SURGERY

    BOCKHAMPTON ROAD, LAMBOURN, HUNGERFORD, RG17 8PS

    ODS code K81052

    3.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Humphreys Lane

    BCT · East Garston

    0.1 miles
  • Humphreys Lane

    BCT · East Garston

    0.1 miles
  • East Garston Village Hall

    BCT · East Garston

    0.1 miles
  • East Garston Village Hall

    BCT · East Garston

    0.1 miles
  • Rogers Lane

    BCT · East Garston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 002A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,056 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £350,000 from 1 recorded sale in RG17 7HB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Berkshire is £402,790 in June 2026, up 0.2% year on year.

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Shefford C.E. Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.