Hermitage & Cold Ash
West Berkshire · South East · population 8,768 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #677 of 6,856 in England
- #216 of 1,119 in South East
- #5 of 22 in West Berkshire
- Least deprived 10% in England
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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £655,000 | 102 | +9.2% | +29.2% |
| Detached | £750,000 | 69 | -8.5% | +20.0% |
| Semi-detached | £367,500 | 19 | -13.7% | -0.7% |
| Terraced | £290,344 | 11 | -23.2% | -6.9% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #5,904 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
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Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in West Berkshire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- CranleighWaverley90£595,000
- Marlow EastBuckinghamshire90£545,000
- Odiham & WarnboroughHart90£478,000
- Bishop's Stortford NorthEast Hertfordshire90£462,500
- Culcheth West & CroftWarrington90£390,000
- Heaton MoorStockport90£381,750