RG18 3DB

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 3HA 96 m
RG18 3DA 104 m
RG18 3DW 133 m
RG18 3DQ 140 m
RG18 3DH 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG18 3DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG18
Postcode sector
RG18 3
Latitude
51.412871
Longitude
-1.276359
British National Grid easting
450,422
British National Grid northing
168,454

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
E00082546
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 014E · E01016343
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 014 · E02003380

Postcode source versions

Explore RG18

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
49a, Bowling Green Road, Thatcham, RG18 3DB 21 April 2023 £245,000
49a, Bowling Green Road, Thatcham, RG18 3DB 17 February 2020 £210,000
49a, Bowling Green Road, Thatcham, RG18 3DB 9 October 2015 £195,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
20
Secondary
3
  1. Whitelands Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    895 m
  2. Parsons Down Infant School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Parsons Down Junior School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
732
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 292
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Public order 49
  • Other theft 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

10 female, 8 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.3
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.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • THATCHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH ROAD, THATCHAM, RG18 3HD

    ODS code K81073

    1.4 km

  • BURDWOOD SURGERY

    WHEELERS GREEN WAY, THATCHAM, RG19 4YF

    ODS code K81102

    2.9 km

  • STRAWBERRY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81063

    3.7 km

  • EASTFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    6 ST. JOHNS ROAD, NEWBURY, RG14 7LW

    ODS code K81002

    3.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Westfield Road west

    BCT · Henwick

    0.2 miles
  • Thames Road

    BCT · Thatcham

    0.2 miles
  • Westfield Road west

    BCT · Henwick

    0.2 miles
  • Westfield Road west

    BCT · Henwick

    0.3 miles
  • Baily Avenue

    BCT · Thatcham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 014E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,245 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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
4
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £245,000 from 1 recorded sale in RG18 3DB. 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 3 secondary schools. Whitelands Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 895 m.

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

Recorded crime

732 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 292 events.

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