Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 1.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£390,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG31 6UG
Postcode
RG31 6UG
Coordinates
51.4753, -1.0561
Grid reference
SU656755
Easting
465,648
Northing
175,567
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WFWGV+4G
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.
29780
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29780 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 & WalesProperty sales · RG31 6UG
HM Land Registry · West Berkshire
Average price
£401,125
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £390,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £575,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£575k£412k£250k
Nov '23Dec '24Feb '25Mar '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 6UG
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG31 6UG
Counts are for Tilehurst & Purley 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
8
YoY —
1073
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
1370
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.81.5%
Other White5.8%
Indian2.3%
Other Asian1.2%
White & Asian1.1%
+ 3 other groups · 8.2%
Religion
Christian49.8%
No religion39.3%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim2.0%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6423.6%
35–4921.1%
65–7410.8%
25–348.6%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.7%
All members 66+11.2%
Other10.7%
Any member 66+9.7%
+ 7 other households · 31.7%
Administrative Information
West Berkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaReading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
Constituency
E14001439Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Tilehurst & Purley
Constituency code
E14001439
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Purley on Thames
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 004B E01016316
E01016316MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Berkshire 004 E02003370
E02003370LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Berkshire 004B E01016316
E01016316MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Berkshire 004 E02003370
E02003370Urban: 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
5:57 AM
Sunrise
5:52 PM
Sunset
11 hours 55 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:57 AM
Sunset (today)
5:52 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 55 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2005
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> PresentOctober 2005 — Introduced
Postcode RG31 6UG introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 29780
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016316 and MSOA E02003370 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG31 6UG is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG31 6UG
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
38%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 17%
Attainment 8
47.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
61%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 13%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
56%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
48.2
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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