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Thatcham West

Ward

The south of the West Berkshire. About 7,375 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 10% of people in Thatcham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,320
3,809th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
10%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Thatcham West compares

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

Thatcham WestMiddle
Population24 wards, West Berkshire · 2021
Population: every ward in West Berkshire24 areas from 3,053 to 12,837. The middle area is 7,388. Thatcham West is 7,320.
7,32011th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 wards, West Berkshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in West Berkshire24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 52.0%. Thatcham West is 10.0%.
10%joint 7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, West Berkshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in West Berkshire24 areas from 41.0% to 99.2%. The middle area is 88.1%. Thatcham West is 95.0%.
95.0%8th highest
Claimant rate24 wards, West Berkshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in West Berkshire24 areas from 1.1% to 3.8%. The middle area is 2.2%. Thatcham West is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 12th highest

Is Thatcham West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thatcham West at a rate of 51.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across West Berkshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 32 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Thatcham West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (145), anti-social behaviour (74) and other crime (61).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of West Berkshire

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

Average house price
£401,830
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,887
50th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.0×
Joint 90th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.0
Joint 34th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Thatcham West in brief

Thatcham West had 7,320 usual residents at the census.

About 10% of people in Thatcham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Thatcham West, 95.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Thatcham West, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.