Hermitage & Cold Ash

West Berkshire · South East · population 8,768 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

90Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Hermitage & Cold Ash is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #677 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 22 in West Berkshire. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (99) but weak on Housing & access (17). Typical homes here, about £655,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 102 sales), 62% above the wider West Berkshire median of £404,250. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #5,904 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 96 · #245
Employment 99 · #94
Education 93 · #498
Health 99 · #53
Crime 96 · #272
Housing & access 17 · #5,681
Living environment 36 · #4,413

House prices ?

£655,000median (12m) · +9.2% yr · n=102
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£655,000102+9.2%+29.2%
Detached£750,00069-8.5%+20.0%
Semi-detached£367,50019-13.7%-0.7%
Terraced£290,34411-23.2%-6.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£655,000
West Berkshire£404,250
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

14Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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