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RG18 3QY

Thatcham West · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG18 3QZ 175 m
RG14 2RR 198 m
RG14 2RH 218 m
RG14 2QT 225 m
RG14 2RP 238 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG18 3QY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG18
Postcode sector
RG18 3
Latitude
51.409598
Longitude
-1.291105
British National Grid easting
449,400
British National Grid northing
168,080

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Thatcham West · E05012151
Parish or community
E04001194
Westminster constituency
Newbury · E14001376
Output area
E00082535
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 014D · E01016342
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 014 · E02003380

Postcode source versions

Explore RG18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
22
Secondary
4

  1. Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    472 m

  2. Engaging Potential

    Other independent special school

    642 m

  3. Parsons Down Infant School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
985
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 388
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Shoplifting 95
  • Public order 76
  • Other theft 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

5

within 5 km

  • THATCHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH ROAD, THATCHAM, RG18 3HD

    ODS code K81073

    2.1 km

  • STRAWBERRY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81063

    2.6 km

  • EASTFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    6 ST. JOHNS ROAD, NEWBURY, RG14 7LW

    ODS code K81002

    2.7 km

  • BURDWOOD SURGERY

    WHEELERS GREEN WAY, THATCHAM, RG19 4YF

    ODS code K81102

    3.6 km

  • FALKLAND SURGERY

    MONKS LANE, NEWBURY, RG14 7DF

    ODS code K81017

    4.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Manor Park

    BCT · Thatcham

    0.2 miles

  • Fairfax Place

    BCT · Turnpike Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Fairfax Place

    BCT · Turnpike Estate

    0.2 miles

  • West Berkshire Community Hospital

    BCT · Newbury

    0.3 miles

  • Fir Tree Primary School

    BCT · Turnpike Estate

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 014D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,309 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 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
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

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 472 m.

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

Recorded crime

985 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 388 events.

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