High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 8.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£420,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG30 3AX
Postcode
RG30 3AX
Coordinates
51.4412, -1.0099
Grid reference
SU689718
Easting
468,911
Northing
171,826
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WCXRR+F2
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.
9083
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9083 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 3AX
HM Land Registry · Reading
Average price
£420,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £420,000
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Police Recorded Crime near RG30 3AX
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG30 3AX
Counts are for Southcote 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
38
YoY +58%
473523
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
10
YoY -29%
20135
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.61.3%
Other White6.7%
Indian5.5%
Pakistani5.0%
White & Black Caribbean4.2%
+ 6 other groups · 17.2%
Religion
Christian46.6%
No religion34.6%
Muslim7.1%
Not answered6.6%
Hindu4.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4920.0%
50–6419.4%
25–3413.7%
10–159.0%
5–98.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%
Households
Any member 66+14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
Other11.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.0%
+ 9 other households · 42.3%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaReading Central E14001438
Constituency
E14001438Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Southcote
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 015E E01016423
E01016423MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 015 E02003403
E02003403LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 015E E01016423
E01016423MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 015 E02003403
E02003403Urban: 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 3AX 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: 9083
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016423 and MSOA E02003403 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG30 3AX 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 3AX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
31%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 76%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 21%
Attainment 8
46.0
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 40%
Attainment 8
36.8
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 29%
Attainment 8
44.8
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
65%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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