RG18 9JX

Chieveley & Cold Ash · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG18 9JB 112 m
RG18 9JQ 154 m
RG18 9PT 155 m
RG18 9JF 201 m
RG18 9JG 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG18 9JX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG18
Postcode sector
RG18 9
Latitude
51.428520
Longitude
-1.266691
British National Grid easting
451,077
British National Grid northing
170,201

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001162
Westminster constituency
Newbury · E14001376
Output area
E00082261
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 007F · E01033851
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 007 · E02003373

Postcode source versions

Explore RG18

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, St Marys Paddock, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JX 28 February 2025 £250,000
1, St Marys Paddock, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JX 10 July 2020 £307,000
4, St Marys Paddock, Cold Ash, Thatcham, RG18 9JX 21 November 2014 £219,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
16
Secondary
2
  1. Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    138 m
  2. St Finian's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    963 m
  3. Downe House

    Other independent school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Other crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

11 female, 3 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
1.8
RG18 9 residents
6,666

Age bands in RG18 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.4%

1,619 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.2%

1,079 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

1,458 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

2,101 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

1,324 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG18 9 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • THATCHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH ROAD, THATCHAM, RG18 3HD

    ODS code K81073

    2.7 km

  • BURDWOOD SURGERY

    WHEELERS GREEN WAY, THATCHAM, RG19 4YF

    ODS code K81102

    3.9 km

  • STRAWBERRY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81063

    4.9 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

  • Cold Ash Primary School

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.0 miles
  • Cold Ash Primary School

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.1 miles
  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Ashmore Green

    0.5 miles
  • Cold Ash Post Office

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.5 miles
  • Cold Ash Post Office

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 007F, 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

29,776 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £250,000 from 1 recorded sale in RG18 9JX. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School is the nearest published school at 138 m.

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

Recorded crime

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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