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RG31 5HL

POSTCODE

RG31 5HL is a postcode in Tilehurst Birch Copse.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.4542, -1.0540
OS grid SU658732 (465,826, 173,230)
IMD England
9/10
#27515
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
MoM +12% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3WFW3W+M9
Least deprived 10⁠–⁠20%
IMD England
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£386,375
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 1,800 sales
-4.6%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
Region

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.
27515
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27515 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
Property sales · RG31 5HL
HM Land Registry · West Berkshire
Average price
£443,325
Median price: £386,375
Median -4.6% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,800 sales
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Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '25 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £381,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£515k£448k£381k
May '25Oct '25Nov '25Mar '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 5HL

England & Wales
Crime trends · near RG31 5HL

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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY —
19113
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
9
YoY —
950
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
19
YoY —
37190
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

48
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,552
White Brit.90.7%
Other White3.0%
+ other · 6.3%

Religion

Total residents: 1,552
Christian52.1%
No religion39.2%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,554
50–6423.1%
35–4916.8%
65–7414.3%
75–8410.6%
25–347.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%

Households

Total households: 685
One person: aged 66+22.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Single family household, all members 66+13.6%
One person: other11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
+ 9 other households · 26.6%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Tilehurst Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    2.5 km straight lineabout 32 min

  • Theale Rail Station

    Rail

    2.7 km straight lineabout 34 min

  • Pangbourne Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    4.3 km straight lineabout 53 min

Bus stops

  • Springfield

    Bus · adj 100 · north-east

    149 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Springfield

    Bus · adj 153 · south-west

    164 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Wellfield Close

    Bus · opp 15 · south-west

    231 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Wellfield Close

    Bus · adj 19 · north-east

    239 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • St Pauls School

    Bus · opp 54 · west

    245 m straight lineabout 3 min

Coordinates & Location for RG31 5HL

England
Country
West Berkshire
Local Authority
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Ward
Reading
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RG31 5HL
Coordinates
51.4542, -1.0540
Grid reference
SU658732
Easting
465,826
Northing
173,230
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WFW3W+M9
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

West Berkshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Reading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
Constituency
E14001439
Thames 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 England
Thames 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 005A E01016258
E01016258
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Berkshire 005 E02003371
E02003371
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Berkshire 005A E01016258
E01016258
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Berkshire 005 E02003371
E02003371
Urban: 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

7:32 AM6:05 PM
7:32 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
10 hours 33 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:32 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 33 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

July 1995
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> Present
July 1995 — Introduced
Postcode RG31 5HL 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016258 and MSOA E02003371 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 27515
Present — Active
Postcode RG31 5HL 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

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