West Berkshire Council

What broadband can you get in West Berkshire?

Across West Berkshire, 88% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 79% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in West Berkshire?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,505 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in West Berkshire are at risk of flooding?

Across West Berkshire, the Environment Agency puts 2,601 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 635 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In West Berkshire the Environment Agency counts 2,439 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.7% of all its properties), 2,081 at medium risk (2.3%) and 4,884 at low risk (5.5%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in West Berkshire

• OX12 postcode district20 of its 1,036 postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• RG7 postcode district1,081 of its 1,519 postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• RG8 postcode district431 of its 849 postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• RG14 postcode districtAll 1,298 of its postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• RG17 postcode district620 of its 661 postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• RG18 postcode districtAll 543 of its postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• RG19 postcode district406 of its 493 postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• RG20 postcode district476 of its 935 postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• RG26 postcode district6 of its 652 postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• RG30 postcode district97 of its 966 postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• RG31 postcode district455 of its 639 postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.
• SN8 postcode district1 of its 940 postcodes in use is in West Berkshire.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in West Berkshire.