In the 2011 census it had 738 residents, forming 33.9% of the civil parish's recorded population.

[4] The nearest railway station is Aldermaston, about 3 miles (4.8 km) by road to the south.

Administratively it is in West Berkshire, below which the civil parish council is responsible for minor recreational and events amenities, as well as being a statutory force and consultee in the town and country planning local plans and for all applications submitted within its area.

After each Periodic review since its 1885 creation, Southend has consistently been in the Newbury Westminster constituency.

The number of households who had no car or van was 5.7% divided as follows:[5] Sisters Kate and Pippa Middleton lived here with their family throughout the 1980s.