RG18 4DU postcode in Thatcham, West Berkshire

RG18 4DU is a postcode in Thatcham, in the Thatcham North East ward of West Berkshire. It is in the Newbury parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since December 1996.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. West Berkshire: 88% Typical price £385,500 Homes sold in RG18 4, last 12 months. ▼ 1.2% on the year before Nearest station Thatcham 1.7 km in a straight line

Where RG18 4DU is, and what is near it

Map of RG18 4DU and what is near it Map of RG18 4DU: its centre point, with the 98 other postcodes in the RG18 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG18 4AA: also in RG18 4RG18 4AB: also in RG18 4RG18 4AD: also in RG18 4RG18 4AE: also in RG18 4RG18 4AF: also in RG18 4RG18 4BA: also in RG18 4RG18 4BG: also in RG18 4RG18 4BP: also in RG18 4RG18 4BQ: also in RG18 4RG18 4BT: also in RG18 4RG18 4BU: also in RG18 4RG18 4BW: also in RG18 4RG18 4BX: also in RG18 4RG18 4BY: also in RG18 4RG18 4BZ: also in RG18 4RG18 4DA: also in RG18 4RG18 4DB: also in RG18 4RG18 4DD: also in RG18 4RG18 4DE: also in RG18 4RG18 4DF: also in RG18 4RG18 4DG: also in RG18 4RG18 4DH: also in RG18 4RG18 4DJ: also in RG18 4RG18 4DL: also in RG18 4RG18 4DN: also in RG18 4RG18 4DP: also in RG18 4RG18 4DQ: also in RG18 4RG18 4DR: also in RG18 4RG18 4DS: also in RG18 4RG18 4DT: also in RG18 4RG18 4DX: also in RG18 4RG18 4DY: also in RG18 4RG18 4DZ: also in RG18 4RG18 4EA: also in RG18 4RG18 4EB: also in RG18 4RG18 4ED: also in RG18 4RG18 4EE: also in RG18 4RG18 4EF: also in RG18 4RG18 4EG: also in RG18 4RG18 4EH: also in RG18 4RG18 4EJ: also in RG18 4RG18 4EL: also in RG18 4RG18 4EN: also in RG18 4RG18 4EP: also in RG18 4RG18 4ER: also in RG18 4RG18 4ES: also in RG18 4RG18 4ET: also in RG18 4RG18 4EU: also in RG18 4RG18 4EX: also in RG18 4RG18 4EY: also in RG18 4RG18 4EZ: also in RG18 4RG18 4GE: also in RG18 4RG18 4HB: also in RG18 4RG18 4JP: also in RG18 4RG18 4JS: also in RG18 4RG18 4JU: also in RG18 4RG18 4JW: also in RG18 4RG18 4LA: also in RG18 4RG18 4LB: also in RG18 4RG18 4LD: also in RG18 4RG18 4LE: also in RG18 4RG18 4LG: also in RG18 4RG18 4LH: also in RG18 4RG18 4LJ: also in RG18 4RG18 4LL: also in RG18 4RG18 4LN: also in RG18 4RG18 4LP: also in RG18 4RG18 4LQ: also in RG18 4RG18 4LR: also in RG18 4RG18 4LS: also in RG18 4RG18 4LT: also in RG18 4RG18 4LU: also in RG18 4RG18 4LW: also in RG18 4RG18 4LX: also in RG18 4RG18 4LY: also in RG18 4RG18 4NA: also in RG18 4RG18 4NB: also in RG18 4RG18 4ND: also in RG18 4RG18 4NF: also in RG18 4RG18 4NL: also in RG18 4RG18 4NN: also in RG18 4RG18 4NP: also in RG18 4RG18 4NU: also in RG18 4RG18 4NW: also in RG18 4RG18 4NX: also in RG18 4RG18 4NY: also in RG18 4RG18 4QH: also in RG18 4RG18 4QJ: also in RG18 4RG18 4QL: also in RG18 4RG18 4QN: also in RG18 4RG18 4QP: also in RG18 4RG18 4QR: also in RG18 4RG18 4QS: also in RG18 4RG18 4QT: also in RG18 4RG18 4QU: also in RG18 4RG18 4QW: also in RG18 4RG18 4QX: also in RG18 4RG18 4QY: also in RG18 4 2 places, 4.1–5.2 kmThatcham North East RG18 4DU Map of RG18 4DU and what is near it Map of RG18 4DU: its centre point, with the 98 other postcodes in the RG18 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Thatcham North East RG18 4DU
  • RG18 4DU
  • Other postcodes in RG18 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4085, longitude -1.2513)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG18 4DU?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RG18 4DU?

Every home and business at RG18 4DU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

West Berkshire: 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

West Berkshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across West Berkshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at RG18 4DU?

BinDayBuddy does not read West Berkshire Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

West Berkshire Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RG18 4DU at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include RG18 4DU.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across West Berkshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG18 4DU: 2,439 properties in West Berkshire are at high risk (2.7% of all its properties). All the figures for West Berkshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of RG18 4DU is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RG18 4DU?

Homes in RG18 4 sold for a typical £385,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 55 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£385,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£390,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £556,625 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £340,000 19 sales
  • Terraced £381,250 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole RG18 district: a typical £397,975 from 190 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in RG18 4DU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in RG18 4DU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 October 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near RG18 4DU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around RG18 4DU. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RG18 4DU

Band D in West Berkshire for 2026‑27: £2,505. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,949 (band B) to £4,176 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,227.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,670
Band Babout 100 (16%)£1,949
Band Cabout 270 (42%)£2,227
Band Dabout 80 (13%)£2,505
Band Eabout 100 (16%)£3,062
Band Fabout 80 (13%)£3,619
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,176
Band Hwithheld£5,011

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 32% 1983 to 1999
  7. 30% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for West Berkshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RG18 4DU is in (ONS area E01016334), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RG18 4DU?

The nearest open schools to RG18 4DU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG18 4DU, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to RG18 4DU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG18 4DU is Thatcham Rail Station, 1.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Thatcham Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle
  • Newbury Racecourse Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bradley Moore Square, 311 m away.

More stations near RG18 4DU, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near RG18 4DU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG18 4DU, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RG18 4DU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of RG18 4DU on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RG18 4DU?

The nearest to the centre of RG18 4DU, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RG18 4DU?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RG18 4DU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG18 4DU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RG18 4DU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG18 4DU, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RG18 4DU?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG18 4DU on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RG18 4DU in a conservation area?

The centre of RG18 4DU is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RG18 4DU?

Police.uk records 99 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG18 4DU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences29 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Shoplifting16 reports
Public order10 reports
Drugs9 reports
Other theft7 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 3, burglary 2, bicycle theft 2, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for RG18 4DU

Ward
Thatcham North East
Parish
Thatcham
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Thatcham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1996

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

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RG18 4DP30 mRG18 4DJ50 mRG18 4DR70 mRG18 4DS80 mRG18 4DB100 mRG18 4DH100 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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