Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 7.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£402,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG30 2PD
Postcode
RG30 2PD
Coordinates
51.4567, -1.0121
Grid reference
SU687735
Easting
468,735
Northing
173,541
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WFX4Q+M5
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.
5169
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5169 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 · RG30 2PD
HM Land Registry · Reading
Average price
£402,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £402,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Jul '24Jul '24: 1 sales · avg £380,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£425k£403k£380k
Sep '23Jul '24
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 RG30 2PD
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG30 2PD
Counts are for Norcot 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
57
YoY +14%
674522
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY -10%
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
14
YoY +40%
20112
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.49.7%
Other White11.7%
African8.3%
White & Black Caribbean5.6%
Pakistani5.4%
+ 6 other groups · 19.2%
Religion
Christian44.4%
No religion34.3%
Muslim10.7%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu3.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4924.4%
25–3414.6%
50–6414.4%
10–1510.2%
5–98.7%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Other16.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.2%
Any member 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
+ 8 other households · 33.9%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaReading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
Constituency
E14001439Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Norcot
Constituency code
E14001439
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 006E E01016397
E01016397MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 006 E02003394
E02003394LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 006E E01016397
E01016397MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 006 E02003394
E02003394Urban: 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
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode RG30 2PD 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: 5169
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016397 and MSOA E02003394 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG30 2PD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG30 2PD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
68%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 40%
Attainment 8
36.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
77%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 40%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
47%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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