Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 8.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£180,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG1 8AY
Postcode
RG1 8AY
Coordinates
51.4630, -0.9755
Grid reference
SU712742
Easting
471,270
Northing
174,280
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XF27F+6R
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.
21587
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21587 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 & WalesProperty sales · RG1 8AY
HM Land Registry · Reading
Average price
£180,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £180,000
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Police Recorded Crime near RG1 8AY
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG1 8AY
Counts are for Thames 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
34
YoY +42%
1005713
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
23
YoY +64%
24167
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
14
YoY —
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.46.7%
Other White15.4%
Indian8.2%
Other Asian6.7%
Pakistani4.6%
+ 9 other groups · 18.4%
Religion
No religion41.4%
Christian32.4%
Not answered8.0%
Muslim7.9%
Hindu6.5%
+ 1 other religions · 3.8%
Age groups
25–3427.1%
35–4925.9%
50–6415.3%
20–249.5%
≤44.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 17.3%
Households
Other24.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children13.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
+ 8 other households · 25.1%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaReading Central E14001438
Constituency
E14001438Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Thames
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 007A E01016355
E01016355MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 007 E02003395
E02003395LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 007A E01016355
E01016355MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 007 E02003395
E02003395Urban: 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 8AY 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: 21587
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016355 and MSOA E02003395 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG1 8AY 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 8AY
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
49%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 29%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
84%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11
Secondary with sixth formIndependentGirls · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
36.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
86%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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