Around average
IMD England
Around average · 6.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG1 5BL
Postcode
RG1 5BL
Coordinates
51.4510, -0.9647
Grid reference
SU720729
Easting
472,033
Northing
172,951
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XF22P+93
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.
17999
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17999 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 5BL
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG1 5BL
Counts are for Katesgrove 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
33
YoY -18%
463422
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY -22%
25155
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1383
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
17103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.36.8%
Other White17.2%
Indian14.2%
African7.6%
Chinese4.4%
+ 10 other groups · 19.8%
Religion
No religion34.4%
Christian32.2%
Hindu11.3%
Not answered10.7%
Muslim9.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
25–3425.3%
16–1922.9%
35–4919.2%
20–2413.5%
50–647.5%
+ 4 other age groups · 11.6%
Households
Other41.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.3%
+ 5 other households · 15.2%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaReading Central E14001438
Constituency
E14001438Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Katesgrove
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 020D E01033839
E01033839MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 020 E02006940
E02006940LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 011D E01016378
E01016378MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 011 E02003399
E02003399Urban: 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 5BL 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: 17999
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033839 and MSOA E02006940 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG1 5BL 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 5BL
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 9%
Attainment 8
84.0
All-throughIndependentGirls · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
27.6
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
64%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–17FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 9%
Attainment 8
83.0
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
58%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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