Crap Towns / West Berkshire / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in West Berkshire?
In the West Berkshire council area, 755 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 1.05% of all homes, 10% lower than England's 1.17%.
Thatcham says it's the oldest town in Britain. Some of its empty houses look it.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 381 | 0.58% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 317 | 0.48% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 415 | 0.63% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 338 | 0.51% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 197 | 0.29% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 249 | 0.37% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 232 | 0.34% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 470 | 0.68% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 494 | 0.71% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 500 | 0.71% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 634 | 0.90% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 560 | 0.78% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 755 | 1.05% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Reading | 1.13% |
| Wiltshire | 1.07% |
| West Berkshire | 1.05% |
| Swindon | 0.87% |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 0.73% |
| Vale of White Horse | 0.68% |
| Wokingham | 0.64% |
| South Oxfordshire | 0.63% |
| Hart | 0.59% |
| Test Valley | 0.52% |
| Across England | 1.17% |