We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics for Upper Basildon in West Berkshire from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Upper Basildon older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Upper Basildon and West Berkshire? Is Upper Basildon an unemployment hotspot? This page should provide you with the answers.
Upper Basildon Health Statistics
Basildon has significantly more residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.
Area |
VG |
G |
F |
B |
VB |
Basildon |
58.56% |
30.81% |
8.51% |
1.69% |
0.43% |
West Berkshire |
51.05% |
34.65% |
10.95% |
2.68% |
0.67% |
South East |
49.98% |
34.01% |
11.77% |
3.31% |
0.93% |
England |
48.49% |
33.71% |
12.65% |
3.98% |
1.17% |
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
How has the health of residents in West Berkshire changed since 2011?
West Berkshire residents who describe their health as either good or very good has decreased by 0.44% between the 2011 and 2021 census.
Year |
VG |
G |
F |
B |
VB |
2011 |
51.64% |
34.5% |
10.7% |
2.48% |
0.68% |
2021 |
51.05% |
34.65% |
10.95% |
2.68% |
0.67% |
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad
Upper Basildon Age Distribution Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Basildon.
Age Band |
Proportion |
4 & under |
|
5 - 9 years |
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10 - 15 years |
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16 - 19 years |
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20 - 24 years |
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25 - 34 years |
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35 - 49 years |
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50 - 64 years |
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65 - 74 years |
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75 - 84 years |
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85 years & over |
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Upper Basildon & West Berkshire Immigration Statistics
We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Upper Basildon in the West Berkshire local area district.
Upper Basildon has a lower rate of immigrants than West Berkshire, the South East region and England as a whole.
Area |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
Basildon |
89.14% |
10.86% |
West Berkshire |
87.95% |
12.05% |
South East |
84.24% |
15.76% |
England |
82.65% |
17.35% |
Upper Basildon compared to other wards in West Berkshire
# |
Ward |
Born in UK |
Born outside UK |
1 |
Newbury Central |
76.49% |
23.51% |
2 |
Newbury Clay Hill |
81.32% |
18.68% |
3 |
Tilehurst South & Holybrook |
82.77% |
17.23% |
4 |
Newbury Greenham |
82.96% |
17.04% |
5 |
Newbury Speen |
85.59% |
14.41% |
6 |
Theale |
87.95% |
12.05% |
7 |
Pangbourne |
88.09% |
11.91% |
8 |
Tilehurst Birch Copse |
88.72% |
11.28% |
9 |
Thatcham Central |
88.84% |
11.16% |
10 |
Basildon |
89.14% |
10.86% |
11 |
Bucklebury |
89.53% |
10.47% |
12 |
Tilehurst & Purley |
89.72% |
10.28% |
13 |
Bradfield |
89.89% |
10.11% |
14 |
Burghfield & Mortimer |
89.98% |
10.02% |
15 |
Newbury Wash Common |
90.05% |
9.95% |
16 |
Chieveley & Cold Ash |
90.31% |
9.69% |
17 |
Thatcham North East |
90.37% |
9.63% |
18 |
Lambourn |
90.39% |
9.61% |
19 |
Aldermaston |
90.52% |
9.48% |
20 |
Ridgeway |
90.66% |
9.34% |
21 |
Hungerford & Kintbury |
91% |
9% |
22 |
Thatcham West |
91.48% |
8.52% |
23 |
Thatcham Colthrop |
92.04% |
7.96% |
24 |
Downlands |
93.16% |
6.84% |
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Upper Basildon is ranked 10 out of 24 wards in West Berkshire for the number of residents born outside of the UK.
How many residents own or rent their home in Upper Basildon and West Berkshire
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Upper Basildon either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 78.02 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 21.98 of Upper Basildon residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.
Area |
Owned |
Rented |
Basildon |
78.02% |
21.98% |
West Berkshire |
67.56% |
32.44% |
South East |
65.66% |
34.34% |
England |
61.31% |
38.69% |
Upper Basildon has a significantly higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is indicative or an economically wealthy area.
Upper Basildon compared to other wards in West Berkshire
# |
Ward |
Owned |
Rented |
1 |
Tilehurst & Purley |
86.77% |
13.23% |
2 |
Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham |
82.13% |
17.87% |
3 |
Tilehurst Birch Copse |
79.65% |
20.35% |
4 |
Basildon |
78.02% |
21.98% |
5 |
Newbury Wash Common |
77.79% |
22.21% |
6 |
Chieveley & Cold Ash |
76.69% |
23.31% |
7 |
Bucklebury |
74.62% |
25.38% |
8 |
Tilehurst South & Holybrook |
74.01% |
25.99% |
9 |
Thatcham West |
73.62% |
26.38% |
10 |
Pangbourne |
71.88% |
28.13% |
11 |
Burghfield & Mortimer |
71.49% |
28.51% |
12 |
Aldermaston |
71.31% |
28.69% |
13 |
Thatcham North East |
66.1% |
33.9% |
14 |
Thatcham Central |
65.16% |
34.84% |
15 |
Downlands |
64.76% |
35.24% |
16 |
Hungerford & Kintbury |
64.02% |
35.98% |
17 |
Bradfield |
63.88% |
36.12% |
18 |
Newbury Speen |
59.68% |
40.32% |
19 |
Ridgeway (West Berkshire) |
59.67% |
40.33% |
20 |
Theale |
58.74% |
41.26% |
21 |
Lambourn |
58.32% |
41.68% |
22 |
Newbury Clay Hill |
57.29% |
42.71% |
23 |
Newbury Greenham |
54.98% |
45.02% |
24 |
Newbury Central |
45.64% |
54.36% |
Upper Basildon is ranked 4 out of 24 wards in West Berkshire for the percentage of home owners.
What are the occupations of the residents of Upper Basildon?
The largest employment sector in Upper Basildon is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials. The smallest employment sector is Process Plant & Machine Operatives.
Sector |
Proportion |
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials |
28.67% |
Professional Occupations |
27.33% |
Associate Professional & Technical |
14.98% |
Skilled Trades |
7.23% |
Administrative & Secretarial |
6.88% |
Caring, leisure & Other Services |
5.89% |
Elementary Occupations |
3.61% |
Process Plant & Machine Operatives |
2.21% |
Upper Basildon Unemployment Statistics
Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of West Berkshire.
Area |
Unemployed |
Yearly Change |
West Berkshire |
2.1% |
-0.3% |
South East |
2.9% |
-0.3% |
England |
3.8% |
-0.3% |
UK |
3.7% |
-0.3% |
The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Upper Basildon on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Upper Basildon.
Economic Status |
Proportion |
In Employment |
59.05% |
In Part-Time Work |
28.03% |
Unemployed |
2.77% |
71.97% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Upper Basildon
Upper Basildon Education Statistics
We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Upper Basildon residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;
- Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
- Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
- Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
- Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd
In this first table we have compared Upper Basildon to the national average for England.
Level |
Basildon |
England |
No Qualifications |
8.2% |
18.08% |
Level 1 |
6.27% |
9.69% |
Level 2 |
11.28% |
13.32% |
Apprenticeship |
3.36% |
5.32% |
Level 3 |
14.33% |
16.92% |
Level 4 |
54.57% |
33.92% |
What is the population of Upper Basildon and West Berkshire?
The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in West Berkshire including Upper Basildon. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.
Ward |
Population |
Aldermaston |
3828 |
Basildon |
3539 |
Bradfield |
4408 |
Bucklebury |
3606 |
Burghfield & Mortimer |
10429 |
Chieveley & Cold Ash |
8188 |
Downlands |
3647 |
Hungerford & Kintbury |
11361 |
Lambourn |
4237 |
Newbury Central |
7803 |
Newbury Clay Hill |
7323 |
Newbury Greenham |
12213 |
Newbury Speen |
7266 |
Newbury Wash Common |
8849 |
Pangbourne |
3801 |
Ridgeway |
4191 |
Thatcham Central |
7959 |
Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham |
2747 |
Thatcham North East |
7898 |
Thatcham West |
7209 |
Theale |
2946 |
Tilehurst & Purley |
10336 |
Tilehurst Birch Copse |
7654 |
Tilehurst South & Holybrook |
7027 |
West Berkshire Total |
158465 |
Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.
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