UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/rg18
RG18Thatcham, West Berkshire, England
House prices in RG18, Thatcham
Homes in RG18 sold for a median of £412,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 459 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 30 RG postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 203 | £635,000 | £510,000 to £782,000 |
| Semi-detached | 144 | £370,000 | £340,000 to £423,000 |
| Terraced | 78 | £329,000 | £289,000 to £370,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 34 | £203,500 | £181,000 to £215,000 |
RG18 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the RG postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of RG18's, it was £4,624 per m² from 772 linked sales.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 44% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 31%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
26 sales in RG18, or 6%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in RG18
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in RG18 9, around Hermitage and Cold Ash, with a median of £680,000, and lowest in RG18 3, around Thatcham, at £362,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in RG18 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 63 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| RG18 9HT | £1,490,000 | 3 |
| RG18 9HZ | £1,092,500 | 4 |
| RG18 9SD | £1,040,000 | 3 |
| RG18 9AP | £1,000,000 | 3 |
| RG18 9AL | £839,000 | 8 |
| RG18 9AJ | £830,000 | 4 |
| RG18 9EY | £774,000 | 4 |
| RG18 9NN | £742,500 | 3 |
| RG18 4JS | £740,000 | 3 |
| RG18 9AH | £715,000 | 5 |
| RG18 9WL | £690,000 | 3 |
| RG18 4DL | £650,000 | 3 |
| RG18 9RS | £635,000 | 5 |
| RG18 4DG | £605,000 | 4 |
| RG18 9EG | £600,000 | 3 |
| RG18 4EH | £580,000 | 3 |
| RG18 4DX | £561,500 | 4 |
| RG18 3ES | £560,000 | 4 |
| RG18 9HD | £550,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3BH | £525,000 | 3 |
| RG18 9SX | £525,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3GB | £520,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3HJ | £520,000 | 4 |
| RG18 9SR | £520,000 | 3 |
| RG18 9SL | £460,500 | 8 |
| RG18 3DL | £460,000 | 4 |
| RG18 3DQ | £445,000 | 3 |
| RG18 0RY | £430,000 | 3 |
| RG18 4BU | £423,500 | 8 |
| RG18 3BT | £422,500 | 4 |
| RG18 3FG | £407,500 | 4 |
| RG18 3GA | £400,000 | 3 |
| RG18 4BT | £380,000 | 8 |
| RG18 4NW | £377,500 | 7 |
| RG18 3AJ | £375,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3BL | £375,000 | 5 |
| RG18 3PD | £367,500 | 3 |
| RG18 3BS | £360,000 | 5 |
| RG18 3DT | £357,500 | 8 |
| RG18 3BF | £353,500 | 6 |
| RG18 3EJ | £352,500 | 4 |
| RG18 4EN | £352,500 | 4 |
| RG18 3EW | £350,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3HG | £350,000 | 5 |
| RG18 4LR | £350,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3BW | £349,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3AL | £345,000 | 3 |
| RG18 4LT | £340,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3FS | £335,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3HA | £332,000 | 6 |
| RG18 3EF | £328,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3AY | £327,500 | 4 |
| RG18 3AX | £323,500 | 5 |
| RG18 3FU | £315,000 | 3 |
| RG18 4QS | £313,500 | 4 |
| RG18 3UG | £290,000 | 5 |
| RG18 3AU | £235,000 | 3 |
| RG18 9WT | £235,000 | 5 |
| RG18 9WR | £227,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3GR | £215,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3GQ | £210,000 | 3 |
| RG18 3BD | £195,000 | 5 |
| RG18 4ER | £185,000 | 5 |
Prices over time
The median rose 30%, from £340,000 in 2016 to £440,500 in 2025, close to the 29% rise for a typical district in the South East.
Sales picked up in 2025: 266 standard sales in RG18, 29% more than the 207 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the West Berkshire council area
Median sale price of the 8 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. RG18 is the fourth cheapest.
- RG8 Reading£590,000
- RG20 Newbury£566,500
- RG7 Reading£465,000
- RG31 Reading£416,000
- RG18 Thatcham, this district£412,000
- RG17 Hungerford£386,500
- RG14 Newbury£360,000
- RG19 Thatcham£354,000
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of RG18, from the sales in RG18, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Chieveley & Cold Ash 120 sales£650,000
- Thatcham West 109 sales£385,000
- Thatcham North East 204 sales£365,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Ridgeway.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £140,000 for a terraced house on Burns Walk to £840,000 for a detached house on Pinewood Crescent.
The latest standard sales recorded in RG18. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- Fromentine Curridge RoadSold for £815,000
- 16 Burns WalkSold for £140,000
- 8 The HaywardsSold for £290,000
- 27 Blake RoadSold for £385,000
- 30 Pinewood CrescentSold for £840,000
- 24 Pinewood CrescentSold for £580,000
- 25 Stretcher DriveSold for £430,000
- 37 Medway CloseSold for £345,000
- 24 Northfield RoadSold for £450,000
- 27 Florence GardensSold for £313,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Bath Road, Thatcham£320,00016 sales
- Sagecroft Road, Thatcham£343,50016 sales
- Westfield Road, Thatcham£370,00010 sales
Living in RG18
Crime
36 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 90 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 95% of homes can get it
Higher than 77 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
10% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 64 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,505 a year in West Berkshire for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 70 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | |
| B | 11 | |
| C | 198 | |
| D | 149 | |
| E | 41 | |
| F | 8 | |
| G | 2 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | ||
| 25 | ||
| 19 | ||
| 85 | ||
| 92 | ||
| 60 | ||
| 89 | ||
| 16 |
About these figures
The figures come from 459 standard sales in RG18 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.