RG31 5HX Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (West Berkshire) | Sipuha

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Schools nearby

1
Birch Copse Primary School
Primary · Outstanding
0.15 mi
2
Park Lane Primary School
Primary · Good
0.18 mi
3
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Good
0.26 mi
4
Springfield Primary School
Primary
0.39 mi
5
Little Heath School
Secondary with sixth form · Good · Attainment 8 48.2
0.47 mi
6
Moorlands Primary School
Primary
0.81 mi

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At a glance

Around average · 6.1 per 1k

RG31 5 sector median · 77 sales · +1.4% on the prior year

Least deprived 10%

Getting around

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

Stations

Tilehurst Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
2.1 km straight lineabout 26 min
Theale Rail Station
Rail
3.2 km straight lineabout 40 min
Reading West Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
3.9 km straight lineabout 49 min

Bus stops

Warborough Avenue
Bus · opp 57 · south-west
21 m straight lineabout 1 min
Warborough Avenue temp
Bus · adj · north-east
43 m straight lineabout 1 min
Warborough Avenue
Bus · adj 51 · north-east
90 m straight lineabout 1 min
Mayfair
Bus · adj 21 · south-west
181 m straight lineabout 2 min
Chapel Hill Lower Elmstone Drive
Bus · adj 53 · north-west
226 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · RG31 5

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · RG31 5 · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 77 sales

RG31 5HX has no standard sales in Sep 2025–Aug 2026, so these figures are for the RG31 5 sector.

Average price

£426,442

Median price: £431,000

Median +1.4% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 77 sales

View district RG31

Recent sale price trend

Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 3 sales · avg £650,000

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£650k£489k£329k

Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26

£735,000 · 2026-08-14 · Detached · Freehold

RG31 5DH

£650,000 · 2026-08-14 · Detached · Freehold

RG31 5PL

£565,000 · 2026-08-14 · Detached · Freehold

RG31 5QE

£470,000 · 2026-07-31 · Semi-detached · Freehold

RG31 5AY

£434,750 · 2026-07-29 · Semi-detached · Freehold

RG31 5HJ

£500,000 · 2026-07-20 · Semi-detached · Freehold

RG31 5AN

£455,000 · 2026-07-17 · Detached · Freehold

RG31 5BY

£367,500 · 2026-07-17 · Semi-detached · Freehold

RG31 5HG

£304,250 · 2026-07-17 · Terraced · Freehold

RG31 5DB

£340,000 · 2026-07-16 · Terraced · Freehold

RG31 5SD

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near RG31 5HX

England & Wales

Crime trends · near RG31 5HX

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 —

21135

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 —

630

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Other recorded crime

19

YoY stable

372513

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

48

incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · West Berkshire 006 (E02003372)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £69,944
Disposable (net) annual household income: £47,165
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £40,534
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £38,421

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,367

White Brit.84.0%

Other White2.5%

Indian2.4%

White Irish2.2%

Bangladeshi1.7%

+ 10 other groups · 7.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,366

Christian52.1%

No religion38.4%

Not answered3.8%

Muslim2.0%

Hindu1.2%

+ 4 other religions · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,364

35–4919.3%

50–6419.3%

75–8411.0%

25–349.3%

65–749.0%

+ 6 other age groups · 32.1%

Households

Total households: 535

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.4%

One person: aged 66+17.8%

Single family household, all members 66+15.3%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%

Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent11.0%

+ 8 other households · 24.3%

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.

33209

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 33209 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.

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

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checker Flood map for planning

Nearby postcodes around RG31 5HX

Other postcode pages in the same local area as RG31 5HX.

RG30 4NT RG30 4NU RG30 4PP RG30 4PT RG30 4PY RG30 4QA RG30 4QB RG30 4QD RG30 4QZ RG31 4AA RG31 4AB RG31 4EE RG31 4EF RG31 4EH RG31 4EJ RG31 4EL RG31 4EN RG31 4EP RG31 4ER RG31 4ES RG31 4ET RG31 4EU RG31 4EX RG31 4EY

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for RG31 5HX

England

Country

West Berkshire

Local Authority

Tilehurst Birch Copse

Ward

Reading

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

RG31 5HX

Coordinates

51.4565, -1.0476

Grid reference

SU662734

Easting

466,266

Northing

173,489

Region

South East

Plus Code

9C3WFX42+JW

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

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 006C E01016262

E01016262

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

West Berkshire 006 E02003372

E02003372

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

West Berkshire 006C E01016262

E01016262

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

West Berkshire 006 E02003372

E02003372

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

6:48 AM

Sunrise

4:47 PM

Sunset

9 hours 59 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

6:48 AM

Sunset (today)

4:47 PM

Daylight duration

9 hours 59 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 5HX 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 E01016262 and MSOA E02003372 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 33209

Present — Active

Postcode RG31 5HX 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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