Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 37 min4:48 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:07 am – 3:58 pm
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People10,412 residentsin the Thatcham South East & Bradfield census areaMedian age 45.03,972 households74% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,913 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: education 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, information and communication 10%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 46% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C767 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAldershot Waterlake · 1.1 miBarn Gullyvalley · under a mileBond's Gullyvalley · under a mileLong Lakelake · 2.3 miHuntsmoor Hillhill · 1.2 miHoldrops Hillhill · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPaices Wood Country Parklandpark · 2.2 mi · 254 haDunstan Greenpark · 2.2 mi · 3 haKennet Leisure Centresports ground · 1.9 miTadley Commonpark · 4.3 mi · 37 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202044 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.0 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,177 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation110 m361 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 115 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Berkshire Community Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryThornford Park3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyThatcham Pharmacy1.7 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBrimpton C.E. Primary Schoolages 4-11, 49 pupils1.3 miPrimaryAshford Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 130 pupils1.8 miSecondaryKennet Schoolages 11-18, 1,824 pupils2.0 miCollegeNewbury College4.1 miUniversityUniversity of Reading12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportSouthampton Airport SOU30 miMajor airportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR34 miRailway stationThatcham1.4 miBus stationNewbury Wharf4.3 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RG19 postcode district.
