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Thinking of living at RG18 4AE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thatcham Park CofE Primary | Primary | 350 m | 51% met the expected standard |
| Spurcroft Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 49% met the expected standard |
| Whitelands Park Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Kennet School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 46.5 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Trinity School | Secondary | 4.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 11.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Grange School | Independent | 350 m | – |
| Engaging Potential | Independent | 2.9 km | – |
| Downe House | Independent | 3.8 km | 65.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near RG18 4AE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Thatcham Memorial Hall And Playing Fields | 410 m | 7 |
| Swimming | Kennet Leisure Centre | 800 m | 5 |
| Bowls | Thatcham Bowls | 390 m | 3 |
| Squash | Kennet Leisure Centre | 800 m | 2 |
| Cycling | Henwick Worthy Sports Ground | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Crookham Common Athletics Track | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Golf | Newbury & Crookham Golf Club | 2.9 km | 2 |
| Horse riding | Premier Enclosure | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Thatcham Cricket Club | 290 m | 1 |
| Hockey | Hockey Club House | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Football | Waterside Park | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Upper Bucklebury Memorial Hall Basketball Court | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Bmx | Upper Bucklebury Memorial Hall Pump Track | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Riverside Skatepark | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Horse racing | Newbury Racecourse | 3.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 19. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Thatcham, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 465k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Thatcham Broadway, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 1, 1c, 1a); 19 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Central London is 79 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Thatcham Park CofE Primary, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 51% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Kennet School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 46.5 · 14.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 200 m away; S A Zim Shop (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Thatcham Health Centre (300 m), with Savers the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, The Cutting Bar is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 17 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Hidden Gem at Alice Bye Court is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Crickets the nearest pub (100 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 85 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 31 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 23% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 110 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Turnfields Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Kennet Leisure Centre (800 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.4 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Southampton is 51 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 56 km.
Most households own their home, 16% rent privately.
49 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.