Newbury Wash Common
Strong on schools, with higher house prices
Newbury Wash Common at a glance
- House prices
- £440,000
- Higher prices81st percentile
- Schools
- 87th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 61st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 47.3 per 1,000 residents
- Middle72nd percentile
- Flood risk
- 0.8% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land19th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Newbury Wash Common a good place to live?
Newbury Wash Common may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in West Berkshire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
Watch out for
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Newbury Wash Common
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 47.3 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 72nd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Newbury Wash Common
House prices
- Median sale price
- £440,000
- Percentile
- 81st percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 101 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Newbury Wash Common
Schools
87th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Newbury Wash Common
Flood risk
0.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.4% of the area. That is the 19th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Newbury Wash Common
Transport
61st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Newbury Wash Common a good place to live?
Newbury Wash Common may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance. House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Newbury Wash Common safe?
Newbury Wash Common ranks in the 72nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Newbury Wash Common?
The median sale price was £440,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 81st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Newbury Wash Common?
Schools rank in the 87th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Newbury Wash Common?
Nearby public profiles include Newbury Speen in West Berkshire and Tilehurst & Purley in West Berkshire.
