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County or areaBerkshire
Postcode districtRG7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:47 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:07 am – 3:57 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C689 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November49 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlue Poollake · 1.1 miChapel Row Beaconhistoric site · 1.8 miCranemoor Lakelake · 1.7 miFolly Farm, Sulhamsteadhistoric site · 2.3 miCold Hillhill · under a mileBuscot Gullyvalley · under a mileClay Hillhill · 1.3 miBerry's Shawwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLinear Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 39 haSheffield Bottom Lock Picnic Areapark · 3.0 miPaices Wood Country Parklandpark · 4.0 mi · 254 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10.0 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
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalProspect Park Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryChapel Row Surgery1.5 miPharmacyKamsons Pharmacy2.8 miDentist1-32.7 miPolice stationSulhamstead Police Training CentreReading2.8 miCash machineUniversal Car Credit the Home of DrivePayPadworth1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBradfield C.E. Primary Schoolages 4-11, 156 pupilsunder a mileIndependentBradfield Collegeages 13-18, 810 pupils1.1 miSecondaryTheale Green Schoolages 11-18, 803 pupils2.3 miCollegeNewbury College8.7 miUniversityUniversity of Reading8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR29 miRailway stationAldermaston2.2 miBus stationPurley Social ClubPurley on Thames4.8 miFerryShepperton Ferry Landing30 miBus stops13 within a mileCar parkCo-op Theale Car ParkReading2.7 miEV chargingubitricity2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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