RG20 8QW
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Property report — RG20 8QW
Open-data due diligence for RG20 8QW and the area around it.
RG20 8QW in brief: 22 recorded sales (£120,000–£1,254,304) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for RG20 8QW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the RG20 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£881,592
Population
12,495
Crimes recorded
2
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
89%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in RG20 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (5 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | £1,150,000 | WEST COTTAGE THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2025-08-22 | £635,000 | NORMANSTAN THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2024-02-09 | £1,250,000 | THICKET HOUSE THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2022-05-31 | £980,000 | WHEAT FIELDS THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2021-12-15 | £558,127 | CANDLEFORD THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2021-09-23 | £1,254,304 | LABURNUM COTTAGE THE THICKET | Other |
| 2019-12-13 | £705,000 | WHEAT FIELDS THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2017-06-30 | £715,000 | THE OLD STABLES THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2015-05-15 | £710,000 | THICKET FARM THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2014-11-11 | £395,000 | GREENACRES THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2014-03-07 | £218,450 | THE OLD STABLES THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2013-11-22 | £810,000 | WEST COTTAGE THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2013-02-28 | £315,000 | TIMBER THATCH THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2011-09-16 | £470,000 | JANAWAY COTTAGE THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2010-08-06 | £950,000 | THICKET COTTAGE THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2008-07-02 | £260,000 | THE HOLLIES THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2006-03-02 | £388,000 | WHEAT FIELDS THE THICKET | Detached |
| 2002-08-23 | £652,800 | THICKET COTTAGE THE THICKET | Detached |
| 1999-08-20 | £175,000 | GREENACRES THE THICKET | Detached |
| 1999-07-07 | £231,000 | WHEAT FIELDS THE THICKET | Detached |
| 1998-11-05 | £400,000 | FIELD HOUSE THE THICKET | Detached |
| 1997-08-22 | £120,000 | SWAIN SPRING THE THICKET | Detached |
22 recorded sales on RG20 8QW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Shefford C.E. Primary School | 2.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Chieveley Primary School | 3.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School | 3.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School | 3.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: THE DOWNLAND PRACTICE (3.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WHITE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · JANAWAY COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · THICKET COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: DOWNLAND PHARMACY (3.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (5.0 mi) · Co-op Food (5.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 48
- One-person households
- 25%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 5,086
Owned 66% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 21%
Census 2021 (ONS), for RG20 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in RG20 8 (Aug 24–Apr 26, average 3/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for RG20 8QW in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictRG20 | SectorRG20 8 | PostcodeRG20 8QW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £747,131 | £881,592 | £606,486 |
| Population | 34,261 | 12,495 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 41 | 2 | — |
| Schools | 23 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 55% | 89% | 95% |
| Superfast broadband | 89% | 97% | 95% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (RG20 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.