Thatcham

Thatcham is covered by postcode districts RG18 and RG19. It is in the West Berkshire council area, England.

Every postcode in Thatcham, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Thatcham, by flood risk Of the 533 postcodes in Thatcham that ONS places, 22 have a home or business at high risk, 11 are at medium risk at worst, 41 are at low risk at worst and 459 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 5 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Thatcham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. RG18 3AB: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AE: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AF: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AG: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AH: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AJ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AL: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AN: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AQ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AR: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AT: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AU: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AW: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AX: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AY: not on the flood risk listRG18 3AZ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BA: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BB: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BF: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BJ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BN: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BP: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BQ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BS: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BT: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BU: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BW: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BX: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BY: not on the flood risk listRG18 3BZ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DA: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DD: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DE: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DF: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DG: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DL: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DN: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DP: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DR: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DS: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DW: not on the flood risk listRG18 3DZ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EA: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EB: not on the flood risk listRG18 3ED: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EE: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EF: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EG: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EH: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EN: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EP: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EQ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3ER: not on the flood risk listRG18 3ES: not on the flood risk listRG18 3ET: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EU: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EW: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EX: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EY: not on the flood risk listRG18 3EZ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FA: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FB: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FD: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FE: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FF: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FG: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FH: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FJ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FL: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FN: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FP: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FQ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FR: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FS: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FT: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FU: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FW: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FX: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FY: not on the flood risk listRG18 3FZ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GA: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GB: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GD: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GE: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GF: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GG: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GH: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GJ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GL: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GN: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GP: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GQ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GR: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GT: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GU: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GW: not on the flood risk listRG18 3GX: not on the flood risk listRG18 3HB: not on the flood risk listRG18 3HD: not on the flood risk listRG18 3HF: not on the flood risk listRG18 3HG: not on the flood risk listRG18 3HH: not on the flood risk listRG18 3HL: not on the flood risk listRG18 3HP: not on the flood risk listRG18 3JN: not on the flood risk listRG18 3JW: not on the flood risk listRG18 3LF: not on the flood risk listRG18 3LG: not on the flood risk listRG18 3NH: not on the flood risk listRG18 3NJ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3PD: not on the flood risk listRG18 3PG: not on the flood risk listRG18 3PJ: not on the flood risk listRG18 3RP: not on the flood risk listRG18 3ST: not on the flood risk listRG18 3SU: not on the flood risk listRG18 3SX: not on the flood risk listRG18 3TA: not on the flood risk listRG18 3UE: not on the flood risk listRG18 3UF: not on the flood risk listRG18 3UG: not on the flood risk listRG18 3UH: not on the flood risk listRG18 3UQ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4AB: not on the flood risk listRG18 4AE: not on the flood risk listRG18 4AF: not on the flood risk listRG18 4BG: not on the flood risk listRG18 4BP: not on the flood risk listRG18 4BQ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4BT: not on the flood risk listRG18 4BU: not on the flood risk listRG18 4BW: not on the flood risk listRG18 4BX: not on the flood risk listRG18 4BY: not on the flood risk listRG18 4BZ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DA: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DB: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DD: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DE: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DF: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DG: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DH: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DJ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DL: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DN: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DP: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DQ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DR: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DS: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DT: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DU: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DX: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DY: not on the flood risk listRG18 4DZ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EA: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EB: not on the flood risk listRG18 4ED: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EE: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EF: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EG: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EH: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EJ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EL: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EN: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EP: not on the flood risk listRG18 4ER: not on the flood risk listRG18 4ES: not on the flood risk listRG18 4ET: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EU: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EX: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EY: not on the flood risk listRG18 4EZ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4GE: not on the flood risk listRG18 4HB: not on the flood risk listRG18 4JP: not on the flood risk listRG18 4JS: not on the flood risk listRG18 4JU: not on the flood risk listRG18 4JW: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LA: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LB: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LD: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LE: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LG: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LH: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LJ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LL: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LN: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LP: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LQ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LR: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LS: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LT: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LU: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LW: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LX: not on the flood risk listRG18 4LY: not on the flood risk listRG18 4NA: not on the flood risk listRG18 4ND: not on the flood risk listRG18 4NL: not on the flood risk listRG18 4NN: not on the flood risk listRG18 4NP: not on the flood risk listRG18 4NU: not on the flood risk listRG18 4NW: not on the flood risk listRG18 4QJ: not on the flood risk listRG18 4QL: not on the flood risk listRG18 4QP: not on the flood risk listRG18 4QS: not on the flood risk listRG18 4QT: not on the flood risk listRG18 4QU: not on the flood risk listRG18 4QW: not on the flood risk listRG18 4QX: not on the flood risk listRG18 4QY: not on the flood risk listRG18 9EP: not on the flood risk listRG18 9EW: not on the flood risk listRG19 3AA: not on the flood risk listRG19 3AB: not on the flood risk listRG19 3AD: not on the flood risk listRG19 3AE: not on the flood risk listRG19 3AL: not on the flood risk listRG19 3AP: not on the flood risk listRG19 3AZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3BF: not on the flood risk listRG19 3FE: not on the flood risk listRG19 3FL: not on the flood risk listRG19 3FR: not on the flood risk listRG19 3FS: not on the flood risk listRG19 3FT: not on the flood risk listRG19 3FY: not on the flood risk listRG19 3HN: not on the flood risk listRG19 3HQ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3HX: not on the flood risk listRG19 3JA: not on the flood risk listRG19 3JD: not on the flood risk listRG19 3JG: not on the flood risk listRG19 3JH: not on the flood risk listRG19 3JL: not on the flood risk listRG19 3JP: not on the flood risk listRG19 3JY: not on the flood risk listRG19 3LA: not on the flood risk listRG19 3LB: not on the flood risk listRG19 3LD: not on the flood risk listRG19 3LE: not on the flood risk listRG19 3LF: not on the flood risk listRG19 3LG: not on the flood risk listRG19 3PE: not on the flood risk listRG19 3PF: not on the flood risk listRG19 3PL: not on the flood risk listRG19 3PN: not on the flood risk listRG19 3PP: not on the flood risk listRG19 3PQ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3QJ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3QZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RA: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RD: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RG: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RH: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RJ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RL: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RN: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RP: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RR: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RT: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RU: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RW: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RX: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RY: not on the flood risk listRG19 3RZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3SA: not on the flood risk listRG19 3SB: not on the flood risk listRG19 3SE: not on the flood risk listRG19 3SF: not on the flood risk listRG19 3SP: not on the flood risk listRG19 3SQ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3SR: not on the flood risk listRG19 3SU: not on the flood risk listRG19 3SY: not on the flood risk listRG19 3SZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TD: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TF: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TG: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TH: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TJ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TN: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TP: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TQ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TS: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TT: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TU: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TW: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TX: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TY: not on the flood risk listRG19 3TZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UA: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UB: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UD: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UE: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UF: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UG: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UJ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UL: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UN: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UP: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UR: not on the flood risk listRG19 3US: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UT: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UW: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UX: not on the flood risk listRG19 3UY: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XA: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XB: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XD: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XE: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XF: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XG: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XJ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XL: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XN: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XQ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XR: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XS: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XT: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XU: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XW: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XX: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XY: not on the flood risk listRG19 3XZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3YL: not on the flood risk listRG19 3YN: not on the flood risk listRG19 3YP: not on the flood risk listRG19 3YS: not on the flood risk listRG19 3YT: not on the flood risk listRG19 3YU: not on the flood risk listRG19 3YW: not on the flood risk listRG19 3YX: not on the flood risk listRG19 3YZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 3ZJ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AA: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AB: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AD: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AE: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AG: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AN: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AR: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AS: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AT: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AU: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AW: not on the flood risk listRG19 4AZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4BQ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4DX: not on the flood risk listRG19 4DY: not on the flood risk listRG19 4EP: not on the flood risk listRG19 4ES: not on the flood risk listRG19 4EW: not on the flood risk listRG19 4FB: not on the flood risk listRG19 4FD: not on the flood risk listRG19 4FF: not on the flood risk listRG19 4FG: not on the flood risk listRG19 4FH: not on the flood risk listRG19 4FN: not on the flood risk listRG19 4FQ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4FW: not on the flood risk listRG19 4FX: not on the flood risk listRG19 4FZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GA: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GD: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GE: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GF: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GG: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GH: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GJ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GL: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GN: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GP: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GQ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GR: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GS: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GT: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GW: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GY: not on the flood risk listRG19 4GZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4HS: not on the flood risk listRG19 4HZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4JD: not on the flood risk listRG19 4JF: not on the flood risk listRG19 4JR: not on the flood risk listRG19 4JZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4LH: not on the flood risk listRG19 4LL: not on the flood risk listRG19 4LS: not on the flood risk listRG19 4LT: not on the flood risk listRG19 4LU: not on the flood risk listRG19 4LW: not on the flood risk listRG19 4LX: not on the flood risk listRG19 4NA: not on the flood risk listRG19 4NH: not on the flood risk listRG19 4NN: not on the flood risk listRG19 4NR: not on the flood risk listRG19 4NS: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PD: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PE: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PF: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PG: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PH: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PJ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PN: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PP: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PR: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PS: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PT: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PU: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PW: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PX: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PY: not on the flood risk listRG19 4PZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QB: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QD: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QF: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QG: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QJ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QL: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QP: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QR: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QS: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QU: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QX: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QY: not on the flood risk listRG19 4QZ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4RH: not on the flood risk listRG19 4RJ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4RQ: not on the flood risk listRG19 4RU: not on the flood risk listRG19 4RW: not on the flood risk listRG19 4RX: not on the flood risk listRG19 4RY: not on the flood risk listRG19 4WA: not on the flood risk listRG19 4WD: not on the flood risk listRG19 4WE: not on the flood risk listRG19 4WF: not on the flood risk listRG19 4YA: not on the flood risk listRG19 4YD: not on the flood risk listRG19 4YR: not on the flood risk listRG19 4ZA: not on the flood risk listRG19 4ZD: not on the flood risk listRG19 8BP: not on the flood risk listRG19 8DG: not on the flood risk listRG19 8DQ: not on the flood risk listRG19 8ET: not on the flood risk listRG18 3HJ: low flood risk at worstRG18 4BA: low flood risk at worstRG18 4QN: low flood risk at worstRG19 3RS: low flood risk at worstRG19 3SD: low flood risk at worstRG19 3SG: low flood risk at worstRG19 3SH: low flood risk at worstRG19 3SJ: low flood risk at worstRG19 3SL: low flood risk at worstRG19 3SN: low flood risk at worstRG19 3TB: low flood risk at worstRG19 3TE: low flood risk at worstRG19 4FA: low flood risk at worstRG19 4FP: low flood risk at worstRG19 4GB: low flood risk at worstRG19 4GU: low flood risk at worstRG19 4GX: low flood risk at worstRG19 4JT: low flood risk at worstRG19 4LJ: low flood risk at worstRG19 4LR: low flood risk at worstRG19 4QQ: low flood risk at worstRG19 4QW: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RA: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RD: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RE: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RF: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RG: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RL: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RN: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RP: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RR: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RS: low flood risk at worstRG19 4RZ: low flood risk at worstRG19 4SA: low flood risk at worstRG19 4SD: low flood risk at worstRG19 4YB: low flood risk at worstRG19 4YE: low flood risk at worstRG19 4YG: low flood risk at worstRG19 4YH: low flood risk at worstRG19 4YJ: low flood risk at worstRG19 4YQ: low flood risk at worstRG18 4QR: medium flood risk at worstRG19 3XP: medium flood risk at worstRG19 4AL: medium flood risk at worstRG19 4NB: medium flood risk at worstRG19 4ND: medium flood risk at worstRG19 4NJ: medium flood risk at worstRG19 4QA: medium flood risk at worstRG19 4QH: medium flood risk at worstRG19 4QN: medium flood risk at worstRG19 4QT: medium flood risk at worstRG19 4YF: medium flood risk at worstRG18 3AD: high flood riskRG18 3BH: high flood riskRG18 3BL: high flood riskRG18 3DB: high flood riskRG18 3DH: high flood riskRG18 3DJ: high flood riskRG18 3DQ: high flood riskRG18 3DT: high flood riskRG18 3DU: high flood riskRG18 3DX: high flood riskRG18 3DY: high flood riskRG18 3EJ: high flood riskRG18 3EL: high flood riskRG18 3HA: high flood riskRG18 4QH: high flood riskRG19 3FU: high flood riskRG19 3TL: high flood riskRG19 4AJ: high flood riskRG19 4ER: high flood riskRG19 4NT: high flood riskRG19 4NU: high flood riskRG19 4NW: high flood risk Thatcham 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to RG18 3BH, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk5 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Thatcham, by flood risk Of the 533 postcodes in Thatcham that ONS places, 22 have a home or business at high risk, 11 are at medium risk at worst, 41 are at low risk at worst and 459 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 5 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Thatcham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Thatcham
  • A home or business at high risk: 22
  • At medium risk at worst: 11
  • At low risk at worst: 41
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 459
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 533 postcodes in Thatcham that ONS places, 22 have a home or business at high risk, 11 are at medium risk at worst, 41 are at low risk at worst and 459 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.4031, longitude -1.2588. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

22 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

What is it like to live in Thatcham?

Homes sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 419 of the 527 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 178 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 74 of its 533 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Thatcham, 1.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Thatcham?

Homes in Thatcham sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 302 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £495,000 68 sales
  • Semi-detached £352,500 115 sales
  • Terraced £318,750 86 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £180,000 33 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RG19 district, Thatcham's main postcode district: a typical £345,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Thatcham: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Thatcham?

9 of the 533 postcodes now in use in Thatcham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 415 homes sold in Thatcham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the RG19 district, 14%.

The newest postcodes

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn ThatchamAcross the RG19 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 302 (0%) 9 of 203 (4%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 415 (0%) 46 of 335 (14%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Thatcham?

Ofcom reports on 527 of the 533 postcodes in Thatcham. At 419 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit419 of 527
Postcodes where every home can get superfast502 of 527
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 527

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Thatcham at risk of flooding?

74 of the 533 postcodes in Thatcham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 178 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 74 of 533 postcodes High: 117Medium: 61Low: 358

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Thatcham?

The open schools at the postcodes in Thatcham. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Thatcham?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Thatcham is Thatcham Rail Station, 1.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Thatcham Rail Station Railway station 1.5 kmCycle
  • Newbury Racecourse Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle
  • Newbury Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Thatcham?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Thatcham. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Thatcham safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,412 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Thatcham over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 131 September 2025
  2. 119 October 2025
  3. 97 November 2025
  4. 101 December 2025
  5. 107 January 2026
  6. 114 February 2026
  7. 124 March 2026
  8. 117 April 2026
  9. 104 May 2026
  10. 133 June 2026
  11. 153 July 2026
  12. 112 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences548 reports
Anti-social behaviour248 reports
Shoplifting162 reports
Criminal damage and arson96 reports
Public order90 reports
Other theft75 reports
Drugs61 reports
Other crime35 reports

Also: vehicle crime 32, burglary 22, bicycle theft 17, robbery 17, theft from the person 6, possession of weapons 3.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Thatcham?

Council
West Berkshire
Parliamentary constituencies
Newbury (532) and Reading West and Mid Berkshire (1)
Police force area
Thames Valley
Region
South East
Country
England

Where the place crosses a boundary, a row lists each side with its number of postcodes. Check a postcode for its own. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Thatcham postcodes

533 postcodes in use in Thatcham, by district:

Those districts are all in the RG postcode area.

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Places near Thatcham

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Thatcham's £350,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Questions about Thatcham

What is it like to live in Thatcham?
Homes sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, no change on the 12 months before. At 419 of the 527 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 178 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 74 of its 533 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Thatcham, 1.5 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Thatcham?
Thatcham is covered by postcode districts RG18 and RG19, across 533 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Thatcham in?
Thatcham is in the West Berkshire council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Thatcham?
Homes in Thatcham sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 302 sales, no change on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Thatcham?
In Thatcham, primary schools at its postcodes include The Grange School, Thatcham Park CofE Primary and Spurcroft Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include The Grange School and Kennet School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Thatcham have a railway station?
Yes: Thatcham is 1.5 km from the centre point of the postcodes in Thatcham, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Thatcham?
Ofcom reports on 527 of the 533 postcodes in Thatcham. At 419 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Thatcham at risk of flooding?
74 of the 533 postcodes in Thatcham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 178 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Thatcham?
9 of the 533 postcodes now in use in Thatcham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 415 homes sold in Thatcham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the RG19 district, 14%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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