It occupies an approximate rectangle of land[n 1] south of the (Old) Bath Road (A4) between Reading, its nearest town and Thatcham.

Sulhamstead's immediate neighbours toward its northern border, the A4 road, are the much more populous Theale, which has the nearest railway station and shops, and Ufton Nervet.

The core of its village was around the old demolished church, where the inventor Samuel Morland's father was once the vicar.

In 1854, when the manorial estate of Grazeley was advertised for sale, it was inclosed in a ring fence and apparently included the whole tithing.

[2] Between 2013 and 2015, eight gold coins from a single treasure hoard were discovered at an undisclosed location near Sulhamstead.

It was built by Daniel May, son of the Basingstoke brewer, Charles May, in 1744, becoming the home to his sister's descendants, the Thoyts family.

It was the childhood home of his great granddaughter, Berkshire historian and palaeographer, Emma Elizabeth Thoyts (1860–1949).

[citation needed] Its refurbishment was paid for in 1910 by William G Watson, who was created a baronet of Sulhamstead).

Since their merger into Thames Valley Police, it has functioned as that force's training centre and museum.

86 different plant species and 46 different birds have been found and it is a recorded habitat for mammals including foxes, deers, badgers, squirrels and rabbits.