Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG30 6DS
Postcode
RG30 6DS
Coordinates
51.4687, -1.0288
Grid reference
SU675748
Easting
467,556
Northing
174,865
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WFX9C+FF
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.
20819
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20819 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 RG30 6DS
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG30 6DS
Counts are for Kentwood 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
19
YoY stable
382410
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY —
17102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
641
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.70.4%
Other White7.4%
White & Black Caribbean3.5%
African3.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.4%
+ 6 other groups · 13.3%
Religion
Christian42.4%
No religion40.7%
Not answered8.6%
Muslim4.0%
Hindu1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
35–4923.0%
50–6416.5%
25–3414.6%
10–158.3%
65–747.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.4%
Other12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
+ 7 other households · 38.6%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaReading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
Constituency
E14001439Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Kentwood
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 006C E01016385
E01016385MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 006 E02003394
E02003394LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 006C E01016385
E01016385MSOA 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 6DS 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: 20819
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016385 and MSOA E02003394 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG30 6DS 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 6DS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
47%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 13%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 38%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 46%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 49%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
65%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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