325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Purley on Thames

Parish · E04001186

Ward
Tilehurst & Purley
Parish
Purley on Thames
Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Country
England
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Police
Thames Valley

House prices

£700k£350k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £628k +4.6% +437% +48%
Semi-detached £438k +4.4% +520% +57%
Terraced £367k -0.8% +440% +48%
Flat £270k +1.9% +317% +12%

Median sale prices in Purley on Thames from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Denefield School 0.6 mi Non-sel 47.0 50%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £1,270
1 bed £887
2 bed £1,154
3 bed £1,433
4+ bed £2,098

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 751
Violence & sexual offences 265
Burglary 31
Anti-social behaviour 93

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY GP practice 1.8 mi
WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY GP practice 1.9 mi
THE POTTERIES GP practice 2.7 mi
NORTH AND WEST READING HUB GP practice 1.9 mi
THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY GP practice 1.9 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Tilehurst Rail Station Rail station 1.3 mi
Tilehurst Rail Station Rail station 1.3 mi
Pangbourne Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi
Pangbourne Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi
Pangbourne Rail Station Rail station 2.0 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 98.1%
Gigabit 83.5%
Full fibre (FTTP) 72.5%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 86.9%
Indoor voice (all) 89.1%
5G outdoor (any) 81.6%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Your MP

Olivia Bailey MP

Labour

Reading West and Mid Berkshire

olivia.bailey.mp@parliament.uk

https://www.oliviabailey.co.uk

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Trentham Bowling Club Sports facility 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.5 mi
Bucknells Meadow Playing field 0.6 mi
Bucknells Meadow Playing field 0.6 mi
Cotswold Recreation Ground Playing field 0.6 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
G P Trentham Limited II 0.3 mi
Milestone at Su 6582 7618 II 0.3 mi
Ivy Cottage II 0.4 mi
Purley Park II* 0.4 mi
Jasmine Cottages II 0.3 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 8,370
Total registered 8,941
Dormant 281
New (last year) 906
New (last 5 years) 3,116

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 11
NO₂ 8
NOₓ 10

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 2
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian —
Cyclist 2

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 1,820,400,000
Cars & taxis 1,373,200,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Wallingford Beach, River Thames 11.9 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,486

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 16.1%
Aged 16–64 59.3%
Aged 65+ 24.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 91.5%
Asian 4.0%
Black 1.8%
Mixed 2.3%
Other 0.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 87.9%
Social rented 2.2%
Private rented 9.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 45.1%
Semi-detached 35.7%
Terraced 13.2%
Flat / maisonette 4.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 10.0%
1 car or van 42.0%
2+ cars or vans 48.0%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 58.6%
Unemployed 1.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 14.7%
Degree or above 32.7%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 60.9%
Smoking prevalence 8.0%
Infant mortality 4.0

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.