RG13 postcode area · West Berkshire

The RG13 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in West Berkshire. Area Scores range from 56 to 95 across them. Every full RG13 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the RG13 district's neighbourhoods is Thatcham North East (96 out of 100, #300 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Thatcham Town (57). 8 of the 10 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £280,000 in Newbury Central & Greenham to £655,000 in Hermitage & Cold Ash — a 2.3× gap within the RG13 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£47,506a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime64per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Thatcham North EastWest Berkshire 30096 £402,000
Hermitage & Cold AshWest Berkshire 67790 £655,000
Thatcham WestWest Berkshire 94486 £340,000
Newbury North WestWest Berkshire 1,84273 £390,000
Thatcham South East & BradfieldWest Berkshire 1,86373 £425,000
Theale & BeenhamWest Berkshire 1,95971 £380,000
Kintbury & BoxfordWest Berkshire 2,15768 £570,000
Newbury Central & GreenhamWest Berkshire 2,21268 £280,000
Newbury Clay HillWest Berkshire 2,48064 £361,000
Thatcham TownWest Berkshire 2,96657 £343,000

People living in RG13 Census 2021

Residents80,528
Median age (est.)42
Density235per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above36%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 26%45–64 28%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 15%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 9%Other: 15%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 9%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in RG13

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG13 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG13.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.