Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£360,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG31 4DR
Postcode
RG31 4DR
Coordinates
51.4522, -1.0460
Grid reference
SU663730
Easting
466,387
Northing
173,012
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WFX23+VJ
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.
13874
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13874 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 · RG31 4DR
HM Land Registry · Reading
Average price
£378,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £360,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £340,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£460k£370k£280k
Jul '24Aug '24Mar '25Mar '26Jun '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 RG31 4DR
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG31 4DR
Counts are for Tilehurst 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 +36%
19137
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.7%
White & Black Caribbean3.3%
Other White2.9%
Pakistani2.3%
Other Asian1.8%
+ 5 other groups · 10.0%
Religion
No religion42.6%
Christian42.5%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim4.1%
Hindu1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
50–6421.6%
35–4920.4%
25–3412.2%
65–749.4%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
Other13.2%
Any member 66+10.7%
All members 66+9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.3%
+ 8 other households · 41.4%
Administrative Information
Reading
Local Authority
Council AreaReading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
Constituency
E14001439Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Tilehurst
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 009E E01016436
E01016436MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Reading 009 E02003397
E02003397LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Reading 009E E01016436
E01016436MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Reading 009 E02003397
E02003397Urban: 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 RG31 4DR 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: 13874
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016436 and MSOA E02003397 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG31 4DR 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 RG31 4DR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
72%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
48.2
SecondaryIndependentOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–16
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 17%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
68%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 40%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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