RG18 DISTRICT · WEST BERKSHIRE
Thatcham mobile coverage Three 80% indoors here, 92% across Reading RG18 · West Berkshire
No network wins RG18 on overall coverage: all four are within 3 points, but indoors O2 and Vodafone reach 100% of sampled addresses and Three 80%.
RG18: Thatcham, Cold Ash, Chieveley, Bucklebury, Newbury, Frilsham, Hermitage, Yattendon (West Berkshire).
RG18 scores
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Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 101 addresses in 6 sampled postcodes: RG18 3BW, RG18 9HS, RG18 9JN, RG18 9NF, RG18 9PF, RG18 9PZ. Methodology.
How RG18 compares
Against the Reading average
- Three indoors: 80% here, 92% across Reading (−12).
- EE indoors: 84% here, 92% across Reading (−8).
Weakest spot in Reading: RG17 Kintbury, where EE reaches 31% indoors.
Indoor signal around RG18
| District | km away | EE | O2 | Three | Vodafone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RG18 Thatcham (here) | – | 84% | 100% | 80% | 100% |
| RG19 Thatcham, Midgham | 5 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| RG14 Cold Ash, Chieveley small sample | 6 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| RG7 Theale, Bradfield | 13 | 100% | 100% | 98% | 100% |
| RG8 Basildon, Woodcote | 14 | 100% | 95% | 77% | 100% |
| Reading average | – | 92% | 98% | 92% | 100% |
Biggest difference nearby: Three indoors, 80% here and 100% in RG19 Thatcham, 5 km away.
Small sample: under 30 addresses sampled.
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