Among the most deprived
IMD England
98
Crime · May '26
£405,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for RG2 7NU
Postcode
RG2 7NU
Coordinates
51.4308, -0.9597
Grid reference
SU724707
Easting
472,419
Northing
170,711
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XC2JR+84
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.
2350
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2350 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)
Property sales · RG2 7NU
HM Land Registry · Reading
Average price
£405,000
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Median price: £405,000
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Police Recorded Crime near RG2 7NU
Crime trends · near RG2 7NU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
584328
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
49
YoY -14%
ASB
20123
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +175%
Vehicle Crime
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -20%
Burglary
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +33%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.57.6%
Pakistani8.1%
Other Asian6.1%
Indian5.4%
Other White4.9%
+ 5 other groups · 17.9%
Religion
No religion41.9%
Christian32.5%
Muslim13.8%
Not answered5.1%
Buddhist2.8%
+ 1 other religions · 3.9%
Age groups
35–4919.9%
50–6419.1%
25–3414.8%
10–1510.3%
5–97.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Other14.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.3%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent10.1%
Any member 66+9.8%
+ 7 other households · 38.3%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaEarley and Woodley E14001210
Constituency
E14001210Thames Valley
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Church
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 ScotlandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Berkshire West
Sub ICB Location
NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 15A
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Reading 017A E01016368
E01016368MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 017 E02003405
E02003405LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 017A E01016368
E01016368MSOA 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
3:59 AM
Sunrise
8:18 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:59 AM
Sunset (today)
8:18 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 RG2 7NU 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: 2350
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016368 and MSOA E02003405 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG2 7NU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG2 7NU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School
Reading · RG2 7RB
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Reading Girls' School
Reading · RG2 7PY
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Hartland High School
Reading · RG2 8AF
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
The Ridgeway Primary School
Reading · RG2 8JD
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Reading · RG2 8LX
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Palmer Primary Academy
Reading · RG2 7PP
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Geoffrey Field Junior School
Reading · RG2 8RH
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Geoffrey Field Infant School
Reading · RG2 8RH
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus
Reading · RG2 0LU
0.7 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 7–18
Leighton Park School
Reading · RG2 7ED
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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