Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG1 5AY
Postcode
RG1 5AY
Coordinates
51.4528, -0.9490
Grid reference
SU731731
Easting
473,127
Northing
173,166
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XF332+4C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Reading
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
Reading
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19803
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19803 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near RG1 5AY
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG1 5AY
Counts are for Redlands electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -24%
443015
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
951
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.63.2%
Pakistani9.0%
Other White8.2%
African3.9%
Indian3.1%
+ 5 other groups · 12.5%
Religion
No religion44.2%
Christian28.2%
Muslim11.6%
Not answered11.0%
Hindu2.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
20–2439.9%
35–4913.5%
25–3411.7%
50–648.4%
16–198.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 18.3%
Households
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over35.4%
Other16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.5%
+ 8 other households · 26.0%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaReading Central E14001438
Constituency
E14001438Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Redlands
Constituency code
E14001438
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Reading, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Reading
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Berkshire West
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - 15A
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Reading 012D E01016417
E01016417MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 012 E02003400
E02003400LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 012D E01016417
E01016417MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 012 E02003400
E02003400Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:43 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode RG1 5AY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 19803
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016417 and MSOA E02003400 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG1 5AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG1 5AY
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
61%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–17FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 9%
Attainment 8
83.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
50%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 30%
Attainment 8
45.6
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
52.4
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 24%
Attainment 8
42.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
83%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 81%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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