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Thatcham West

Middle area

The south of the West Berkshire. 8,134 people in 3.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Thatcham West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£332,500
2,896th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,145
3,300th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Thatcham West compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Thatcham WestMiddle
Median sale price22 middle areas, West Berkshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in West Berkshire22 areas from £265,000 to £663,000. The middle area is £407,500. Thatcham West is £332,500.
£332,5002nd lowest
Population22 middle areas, West Berkshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in West Berkshire22 areas from 5,695 to 11,181. The middle area is 6,825. Thatcham West is 8,145.
8,1456th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, West Berkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in West Berkshire22 areas from 56.1% to 99.8%. The middle area is 89.5%. Thatcham West is 95.3%.
95.3%7th highest
Claimant rate22 middle areas, West Berkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in West Berkshire22 areas from 1.3% to 3.8%. The middle area is 2.2%. Thatcham West is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 9th lowest

Figures for the whole of West Berkshire

These figures are published for the whole of West Berkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Berkshire and not Thatcham West alone. See West Berkshire

Average house price
£403,682
Up 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,887
50th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
87th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.0
34th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Thatcham West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Thatcham West was £332,500 in 2025.

Thatcham West had 8,145 usual residents at the census.

In Thatcham West, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thatcham West, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.