Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£158,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG2 0GR
Postcode
RG2 0GR
Coordinates
51.4312, -0.9766
Grid reference
SU712707
Easting
471,237
Northing
170,740
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XC2JF+F8
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.
25952
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25952 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 · RG2 0GR
HM Land Registry · Reading
Average price
£158,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £158,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £177,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£177k£159k£140k
Oct '25Mar '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near RG2 0GR
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG2 0GR
Counts are for Whitley 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
37
YoY +76%
422813
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
11
YoY -8%
1494
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.33.8%
Other White17.8%
Indian14.0%
African6.6%
Chinese6.5%
+ 9 other groups · 21.4%
Religion
No religion36.5%
Christian35.0%
Hindu10.4%
Muslim8.1%
Not answered6.7%
+ 1 other religions · 3.4%
Age groups
25–3438.8%
35–4926.9%
20–2410.2%
≤47.8%
50–647.1%
+ 4 other age groups · 9.2%
Households
Other36.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children20.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over5.5%
+ 5 other households · 13.5%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaEarley and Woodley E14001210
Constituency
E14001210Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Whitley
Constituency code
E14001210
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 017I E01033859
E01033859MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 017 E02003405
E02003405LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 017E E01016442
E01016442MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 017 E02003405
E02003405Urban: 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
September 2006
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~20 years
Active Duration
2006 -> PresentSeptember 2006 — Introduced
Postcode RG2 0GR introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 25952
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033859 and MSOA E02003405 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG2 0GR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2006
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~20 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG2 0GR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
53%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
58.0
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 28%
Attainment 8
51.8
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 41%
Attainment 8
31.9
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 42%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 29%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 14%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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