Housing in RG18 3HL
What the homes in RG18 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Thatcham West
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,079 (2024)
RG18 3HLThatcham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.3%). Flats make up 19.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
74.2% of households in the RG18 3HL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 27.7% own outright and 46.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented18.5%20.5%
- Social rented5.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.9%). 28.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in West Berkshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Berkshire (August 2026, +5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around RG18 3HL (Thatcham West) (about 2,079 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.