Thatcham
Thatcham is covered by postcode districts RG18 and RG19. It is in the West Berkshire council area, England.
Every postcode in Thatcham, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 9
- In use before 2020: 524
Of the 533 postcodes in Thatcham that ONS places, 9 are new since 2020 and 524 were in use before 2020.
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. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. 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; when each came into use: the same directory; 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
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.
- 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
| Period | In Thatcham | Across 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).
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 checkerSource: 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.
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.
Primary
- The Grange School250 m 40 pupils, 60 places
- Thatcham Park CofE Primary450 m 399 pupils, 420 places
- Spurcroft Primary School550 m 408 pupils, 450 places
- Whitelands Park Primary School800 m 372 pupils, 420 places
- Francis Baily Primary School1.0 km 491 pupils, 567 places
- Parsons Down Infant School1.1 km 88 pupils, 90 places
- Parsons Down Junior School1.1 km 139 pupils, 150 places
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.
- Thatcham Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01635 867171 250 mWalk
- Burdwood Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2026 · Phone 01635 868006 1.3 kmCycle
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
- 131 September 2025
- 119 October 2025
- 97 November 2025
- 101 December 2025
- 107 January 2026
- 114 February 2026
- 124 March 2026
- 117 April 2026
- 104 May 2026
- 133 June 2026
- 153 July 2026
- 112 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
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 postcodeSource: 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
Moving to Thatcham
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell West Berkshire about council tax Council tax, on westberks.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Thatcham
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
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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