Electoral wardE05012152
Theale ward, West Berkshire
Theale is one of 24 electoral wards of West Berkshire Council (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,053 residents in 1,398 households — 839 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Reading West and Mid Berkshire constituency.
Residents, 20213,053council ward average 6,727
Households1,3982.18 residents per household
Density839/ km²about 3.64 km² · West Berkshire 229
Aged 65+18.4%West Berkshire: 19.5% · under 16: 17.3%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 152
5–95.9% · 180
10–156.4% · 196
16–193.9% · 119
20–245.1% · 155
25–3413.1% · 399
35–4921.7% · 663
50–6420.5% · 627
65–7410.5% · 322
75–846.4% · 195
85+1.5% · 45
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van17.3% · 242
1 car or van43.5% · 609
2 cars or vans29.1% · 407
3 or more10.1% · 142
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; West Berkshire overall: 67.6% owned, 14.0% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright26.1% · 365
With mortgage32.6% · 455
Shared ownership1.5% · 21
Social rented21.6% · 302
Private rented18.1% · 253
Type of home
Detached house16.1% · 225
Semi-detached house29.2% · 408
Terraced house24.7% · 345
Purpose-built flat25.4% · 355
Converted house2.7% · 37
Other conversion1.1% · 16
Above shop / office0.6% · 9
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012152- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 11 of 24
Parishes in the ward
Theale
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% owned4,471BBucklebury25.2% aged 65+ · 74.6% owned3,623BBurghfield & 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% owned4,273TTilehurst & 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
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.