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Electoral wardE05012135

Bucklebury ward, West Berkshire

Bucklebury is one of 24 electoral wards of West Berkshire Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,623 residents in 1,447 households — 102 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency.

Residents, 20213,623council ward average 6,727
Households1,4472.5 residents per household
Density102/ km²about 35.55 km² · West Berkshire 229
Aged 65+25.2%West Berkshire: 19.5% · under 16: 18.6%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.4% · 160
5–95.8% · 211
10–158.3% · 302
16–194.0% · 143
20–243.7% · 135
25–346.8% · 246
35–4918.5% · 668
50–6423.3% · 842
65–7414.3% · 518
75–848.1% · 293
85+2.8% · 102

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.4% · 107
1 car or van29.3% · 424
2 cars or vans38.3% · 554
3 or more25.0% · 362
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; West Berkshire overall: 67.6% owned, 14.0% social rented, 17.1% private rented.

Owned outright44.3% · 640
With mortgage30.4% · 439
Shared ownership0.6% · 9
Social rented12.0% · 174
Private rented12.7% · 183
Lives rent free0.1% · 1

Type of home

Detached house53.0% · 768
Semi-detached house27.1% · 392
Terraced house10.8% · 157
Purpose-built flat3.7% · 54
Converted house1.8% · 26
Other conversion2.3% · 34
Above shop / office0.7% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.6% · 8
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05012135
Region
South East
Density rank in council
19 of 24

Parishes in the ward

BuckleburyMidghamStanford DingleyWoolhampton

Other wards in the same constituency

AAldermaston21.2% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned3,995BBasildon21.6% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned3,493BBradfield15.6% aged 65+ · 63.9% owned4,471BBurghfield & Mortimer20.0% aged 65+ · 71.5% owned10,763DDownlands22.3% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned3,697PPangbourne23.7% aged 65+ · 71.9% owned3,761RRidgeway16.9% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned4,273TTheale18.4% aged 65+ · 58.7% owned3,053TTilehurst & Purley20.9% aged 65+ · 86.8% owned10,640TTilehurst Birch Copse22.7% aged 65+ · 79.7% owned7,864TTilehurst South & Holybrook18.3% aged 65+ · 74.0% owned7,400

All 24 wards of West Berkshire

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.