RG18 3BL
The median sold price for the postcode RG18 3BL is around £420,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 142 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around RG18 3BL (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £300,000 – £460,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across RG18 3, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£365,000(83 sales)
- Detached£505,000(46 sales)
- Terraced£323,500(43 sales)
- Flat£210,000(15 sales)
RG18 3BL median £420,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £395,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 1.8× the typical West Berkshire neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.3× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in West Berkshire and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in RG18 3BL, compared with 85.9% across West Berkshire and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 76.3% of premises across West Berkshire (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | West Berkshire | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 76.3% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 85.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.3% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.07% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 40% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with West Berkshire: more deprived than 70% of its 99 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment6of 10
- Crime7of 10
- Living environment9of 10
Council tax
Bands C and D are the most common here (38% of homes each). Average Band D in West Berkshire is £2,505.37 for 2026/27.
That is 5% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 800 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A1%
- Band B5%
- Band C38%
- Band D38%
- Band E14%
- Band F4%
- Band G–
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Parsons Down Infant School0.2 miles (370 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Parsons Down Infant School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Parsons Down Junior School0.3 miles (490 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, July 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Parsons Down Junior School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Whitelands Park Primary School0.5 miles (790 m)Ofsted, October 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Whitelands Park Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Kennet School1.2 miles (1.9 km)Ofsted, May 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Kennet School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Trinity School1.9 miles (3.1 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Trinity School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Bartholomew's School2.6 miles (4.2 km)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Post-16 provision Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to RG18 3BL is Newbury Racecourse Rail Station, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away in a straight line. There are 10 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.5 miles (2.4 km)Newbury Racecourse Rail Station
- 1.6 miles (2.6 km)Thatcham Rail Station
- 2.2 miles (3.5 km)Newbury Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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