High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG12 7LA
Reading
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RG12 7LA
Coordinates
51.4015, -0.7575
Grid reference
SU865676
Easting
486,529
Northing
167,673
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XC62V+H2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bracknell
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
Bracknell Forest
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.
12029
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12029 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 RG12 7LA
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG12 7LA
Counts are for Easthampstead & Wildridings 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
18
YoY -10%
32208
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.73.2%
Other White7.0%
Indian2.9%
African2.9%
White & Black Caribbean2.1%
+ 6 other groups · 12.0%
Religion
No religion45.6%
Christian40.1%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim3.5%
Hindu2.3%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
35–4922.9%
50–6417.4%
25–3417.2%
10–158.8%
5–98.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%
Households
Other24.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
Any member 66+7.1%
+ 7 other households · 35.7%
Administrative Information
Bracknell Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaBracknell E14001117
Constituency
E14001117Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Easthampstead & Wildridings
Constituency code
E14001117
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Bracknell
International Territorial Level
Bracknell Forest
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 East
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - U2G6B
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bracknell Forest 007B E01016233
E01016233MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bracknell Forest 007 E02003358
E02003358LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bracknell Forest 007B E01016233
E01016233MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bracknell Forest 007 E02003358
E02003358Urban: 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
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 1991
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~35 years
Active Duration
1991 -> PresentSeptember 1991 — Introduced
Postcode RG12 7LA 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: 12029
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016233 and MSOA E02003358 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG12 7LA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 1991
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~35 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG12 7LA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
56%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
44.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
49%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
66%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 6%
Attainment 8
53.4
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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