RG18 3BJ

Thatcham West · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Thatcham
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury
Postcode district
RG18
Postcode sector
RG18 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG18 3GP 79 m
RG18 3GR 108 m
RG18 3GQ 109 m
RG18 3GS 119 m
RG18 3BL 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG18 3BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG18
Postcode sector
RG18 3
Latitude
51.406499
Longitude
-1.276747
British National Grid easting
450,402
British National Grid northing
167,745

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001194
Westminster constituency
Newbury · E14001376
Output area
E00082550
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 014B · E01016340
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 014 · E02003380

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5b, Henwick Lane, Thatcham, RG18 3BJ 8 July 2024 £435,000
7, Henwick Lane, Thatcham, RG18 3BJ 14 April 2023 £350,000
3, Henwick Lane, Thatcham, RG18 3BJ 24 June 2019 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
22
Secondary
3
  1. Parsons Down Infant School

    Community school

    410 m
  2. Parsons Down Junior School

    Community school

    507 m
  3. Whitelands Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    902 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,028
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 382
  • Anti social behaviour 165
  • Shoplifting 98
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Public order 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

11 female, 6 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.1
RG18 3 residents
7,278

Age bands in RG18 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,173 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

673 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

1,660 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

1,787 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

1,266 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG18 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • THATCHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH ROAD, THATCHAM, RG18 3HD

    ODS code K81073

    1.0 km

  • BURDWOOD SURGERY

    WHEELERS GREEN WAY, THATCHAM, RG19 4YF

    ODS code K81102

    2.5 km

  • EASTFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    6 ST. JOHNS ROAD, NEWBURY, RG14 7LW

    ODS code K81002

    3.5 km

  • STRAWBERRY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    STRAWBERRY HILL MED.CTR, OLD BATH ROAD, NEWBURY, RG14 1JU

    ODS code K81063

    3.5 km

  • FALKLAND SURGERY

    MONKS LANE, NEWBURY, RG14 7DF

    ODS code K81017

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Barfield Road

    BCT · Henwick

    0.0 miles
  • Barfield Road

    BCT · Henwick

    0.0 miles
  • Bourne Road

    BCT · Thatcham

    0.1 miles
  • Bourne Road

    BCT · Thatcham

    0.1 miles
  • Westfield Road west

    BCT · Henwick

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 014B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,076 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £392,500 from 2 recorded sales in RG18 3BJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Berkshire is £402,790 in June 2026, up 0.2% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Parsons Down Infant School is the nearest published school at 410 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,028 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 382 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.