# RG18 9JJ: area report for a postcode in West Berkshire

RG18 9JJ is a postcode in West Berkshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of West Berkshire. Open the map at RG18 9JJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) › [RG18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg18) › [RG18 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg18-9)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, none in July. West Berkshire 007F: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **Newbury Racecourse, 4.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **No property in RG18 9JJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, West Berkshire 007F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **£403,682 average price**: For the whole of West Berkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **62.5% can get gigabit broadband at RG18 9JJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **Low road and rail noise at RG18 9JJ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Downe House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downe-house-e110123) | Independent | 40 m (1 minute on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cold-ash-st-marks-ce-primary-school-e109958) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Curridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/curridge-primary-school-e109811) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Finian's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-finians-catholic-primary-school-e110037) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £965,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £1,550,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| May 2025 | £1,300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £403,682** (July 2026). West Berkshire’s average house price was £403,682 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,887** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Berkshire earned a median of £44,887 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 50th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in West Berkshire costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). West Berkshire has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 34th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Berkshire 007F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.0** (2025). West Berkshire 007F has a deprivation score of 6.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,946th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £715,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Berkshire 007F was £715,000 in 2025. Joint 1,418th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 3,265** (2021). West Berkshire 007F had 3,265 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 55th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.0%** (January 2026). In West Berkshire 007F, 96.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## RG18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £440,375** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG18 was £440,375 in 2025. 461st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 20,215** (2021). RG18 had 20,215 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,310th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 10%** (2022). About 10% of people in RG18 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.4%** (January 2026). In RG18, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)
- Centre: 51.4366, -1.2734

Council: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newbury): Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.2734,51.4366,RG189JJ

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