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25 recorded sales · median £179,000 · West Berkshire
West Berkshire Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 28/43 seats · 65% · OCD 2026
76/100
Good
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£179k
median price
6.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£179k
median sold price
9.6 yrs
of local pay to buy
23 min
London — fastest
13
rail stations mapped
1
grammar school
99
schools total
6.6
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
382
Violence — most
6.7
NO₂ · WHO 10
0.6%
in a flood zone
175
green spaces
6.3
PM2.5 · WHO 5
348
eat & drink
107
shops
80.2%
gigabit
35
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£120,000 in 1996 → £224,500 in 2003
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider West Berkshire, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-15
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £179,000. That's about 9.6× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2003 · 4 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 25 sales£179,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.6× · five-year average 9.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from West Berkshire22.5%
Of the homes across West Berkshire that sold again within five years, 22.5% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than South East (17.4%).
By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses4.4%
Terraced houses3.1%
Flats25.7%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new32.5%
Bought second-hand18.2%
Overall
Typical resale gain+9.5% · ~7.2-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,068 resale pairs) across West Berkshire — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership68%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,407
West Berkshire Council£2,017
Police & Crime Commissioner£298
Fire & Rescue£91
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,605
Band B£1,872
Band C£2,139
Band D (baseline)£2,407
Band E£2,942
Band F£3,477
Band G£4,012
Band H£4,814
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in West Berkshire how Morton Place compares · from West Berkshire
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Speenhamland +33.2%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speenhamland | £330,000 | +33.2% | 136 |
| Pangbourne | £492,500 | +29% | 100 |
| Fords Farm | £367,000 | +27.3% | 92 |
| Shaw | £361,000 | +27.2% | 178 |
| Theale | £354,000 | +26% | 96 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Morton Place — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Morton Place Theale | Semi-detached | — | — | £410,000 | Aug 2024 |
| 3 Morton Place Theale | Terraced | — | — | £350,000 | Jul 2023 |
| 9 Morton Place Theale | Detached | — | — | £512,000 | Dec 2022 |
| 6, Morton Place Theale | Semi-detached | — | — | £292,000 | Dec 2021 |
| 10, Morton Place Theale | Detached | — | — | £370,000 | May 2020 |
| 14, Morton Place Theale | Detached | — | — | £365,000 | Mar 2019 |
| 14, Morton Place Theale | Detached | — | — | £225,000 | Jul 2009 |
| 14, Morton Place Theale | Detached | — | — | £248,000 | Jul 2005 |
| 4, Morton Place Theale | Terraced | — | — | £170,950 | Sep 2004 |
| 8 MORTON PLACE | Detached | — | — | £250,000 | Oct 2003 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from West Berkshire
Crime runs at 6.6 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month6.6
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from West Berkshire
Recorded crimes by category across the whole West Berkshire district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from West Berkshire
Population161,448
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 7/10 · more deprived than in 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 65% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 7/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 7/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 65% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — has worsened since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.3/10
Employment
7.7/10
Education & skills
6.8/10
Health & disability
8.1/10
Crime
7.4/10
Housing & services
4.9/10
Living environment
6.4/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider West Berkshire — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%
Unemployment · economically active residents3.7%
Degree-level (Level 4+)37%
Good or very good health86%
Own their home68%
Median age43.4
Born outside the UK12%
See the full West Berkshire report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
6 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools
of the 6 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers at Theale Day Nursery | Nursery | — | 0.2 km |
| Theale C.E. Primary School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 0.4 km |
| My Ohana IKEA Reading | Nursery | — | 0.7 km |
| Tigers at Theale Day Nursery | Nursery | Outstanding ('23) | 0.8 km |
| Theale Green School | Secondary | Good ('22) | 0.9 km |
| ASC Reading | Nursery | — | 1.1 km |
| Beansheaf Community Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('23) | 1.6 km |
| The Old Fire Station Nursery | Nursery | Good ('23) | 1.7 km |
| Calcot Infant School and Nursery | Primary | Good ('23) | 1.7 km |
| Calcot Junior School | Primary | — | 1.7 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 81.9 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 84.8 yrs |
| Smoking | 8% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 58.7% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
7
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
13
nearest dentists · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
14
nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.2 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theale Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 0.2 km |
| Kamsons Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 0.2 km |
| 1-3 | Dentist | — | 0.4 km |
| Theale Medical Centre | GP | — | 0.4 km |
| J Patel Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 2.5 km |
| Chapel Hill (Dental Surgery) | Dentist | — | 2.9 km |
| Gentle Dental Care 4U Ltd | Dentist | — | 2.9 km |
| Triangle Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 3.2 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from West Berkshire
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 35 min from Theale.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theale | 0.4 mi | London Paddington | 35 min |
| Tilehurst | 2.9 mi | London Paddington | 41 min |
| Pangbourne | 3.3 mi | London Paddington | 46 min |
| Reading Green Park | 3.3 mi | — | no direct train |
| Aldermaston | 3.7 mi | London Paddington | 48 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Theale (35 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging26 points
Per 10,000 residents1.6
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from West Berkshire
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1000.3%
Flood zone0.6% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 3–5%)
Historic landfill50 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings1,904
Conservation areas51
Green belt0%
Green spaces175
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from West Berkshire
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 348 | 94% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 107 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 35 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 175 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from West Berkshire
Figures for the wider West Berkshire — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate3.7%
In work (employment rate)63%
Companies registered here25,751
New incorporations (12m)2,276
Property companies (SPVs)2,435
See the full West Berkshire report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district