West Berkshire
8 datasets are currently published for West Berkshire. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How West Berkshire compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 277th of 361 (14.5 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 86th of 318 (shared with 3 other local authority districts) (£365,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 111th of 132 (16.5%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — West Berkshire: 2,400, July 2026 (+2.6% year on year, from 2,340). 2,400 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,265, 53%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (695). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 28% higher (440). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — West Berkshire: 2,395, July 2026 (+2.4% year on year, from 2,340). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — West Berkshire: 101.4, June 2026 (+0.3% year on year, from 101.1). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — West Berkshire: £365,000, Q2 2026 (-8.8% year on year, from £400,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — West Berkshire: 16.5%, 2024/25 (-1.7 percentage points year on year, from 18.2%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — West Berkshire: 14, Q1 2026 (-36.4% year on year, from 22). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — West Berkshire: 165,523, 2025 (+0.4% year on year, from 164,918). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — West Berkshire: 221, 2025 (+7.3% year on year, from 206). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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