High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£252,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG31 4RA
Postcode
RG31 4RA
Coordinates
51.4425, -1.0477
Grid reference
SU662719
Easting
466,282
Northing
171,936
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WCXV2+2W
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Reading
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
West Berkshire
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.
10853
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 10853 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 4RA
HM Land Registry · West Berkshire
Average price
£245,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £252,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £192,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£285k£239k£192k
May '24Mar '25Aug '25Nov '25
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 4RA
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG31 4RA
Counts are for Tilehurst Birch Copse 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
11
YoY +10%
17103
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.75.2%
Other White5.4%
White & Black Caribbean2.7%
Caribbean2.1%
Indian2.0%
+ 5 other groups · 12.6%
Religion
Christian45.1%
No religion40.6%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim4.3%
Buddhist1.1%
+ 2 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
35–4919.7%
50–6418.9%
25–3412.3%
65–7410.2%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Any member 66+17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Other11.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.6%
+ 7 other households · 38.3%
Administrative Information
West Berkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaReading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
Constituency
E14001439Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Constituency code
E14001439
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Tilehurst
International Territorial Level
West Berkshire
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
West Berkshire 006E E01016273
E01016273MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Berkshire 006 E02003372
E02003372LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Berkshire 006E E01016273
E01016273MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Berkshire 006 E02003372
E02003372Urban: 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 4RA 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: 10853
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016273 and MSOA E02003372 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG31 4RA 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 4RA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 17%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 4%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
72%
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 40%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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