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RG4 6LQ

POSTCODE

RG4 6LQ is a postcode in Sonning Common.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.4623, -0.9501
OS grid SU730742 (473,030, 174,228)
IMD England
8/10
#25327
Crime · Aug '26
Low · 3.2 per 1k
MoM +9% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C3XF26X+WW
Least deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
IMD England
Low · 3.2 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
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.
25327
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25327 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
See sold prices in RG4

Police Recorded Crime near RG4 6LQ

England & Wales
Crime trends · near RG4 6LQ

Counts are for Sonning Common 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
9
YoY —
16103
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
5
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
5
YoY —
1062
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

25
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,969
White Brit.87.2%
Other White5.7%
White & Asian1.3%
White Irish1.3%
+ other · 4.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,969
Christian52.6%
No religion37.7%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 2.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,970
50–6426.0%
35–4917.6%
65–7411.2%
10–158.6%
25–348.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%

Households

Total households: 798
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.2%
Single family household, all members 66+13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.0%
One person: aged 66+11.5%
One person: other10.2%
+ 9 other households · 32.8%

Getting around

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

Stations

  • Reading Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    1.5 km straight lineabout 19 min

  • Reading West Rail Station

    Rail

    2.9 km straight lineabout 36 min

  • Earley Rail Station

    Rail

    3.2 km straight lineabout 41 min

Bus stops

  • Ian Mikardo Way

    Bus · opp · west

    479 m straight lineabout 6 min

  • Ian Mikardo Way

    Bus · adj · east

    485 m straight lineabout 6 min

  • Tesco

    Bus · adj · east

    513 m straight lineabout 6 min

  • Nire Road

    Bus · adj · south-west

    549 m straight lineabout 7 min

  • Thames Valley P&R

    Bus · adj · east

    585 m straight lineabout 7 min

Coordinates & Location for RG4 6LQ

England
Country
South Oxfordshire
Local Authority
Oxfordshire
Sonning Common
Ward
Reading
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RG4 6LQ
Coordinates
51.4623, -0.9501
Grid reference
SU730742
Easting
473,030
Northing
174,228
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XF26X+WW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
South Oxfordshire
National Park
Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 2 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 2 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

South Oxfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Henley and Thame E14001280
Constituency
E14001280
Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Sonning Common
Constituency code
E14001280
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Eye and Dunsden
International Territorial Level
South Oxfordshire

Health & NHS

South Central
Health Authority
Serving Oxfordshire
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
Oxfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - 10Q
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
South Oxfordshire 019B E01028660
E01028660
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Oxfordshire 019 E02005976
E02005976
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Oxfordshire 019B E01028660
E01028660
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Oxfordshire 019 E02005976
E02005976
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1

Sun & Time Information

7:37 AM5:59 PM
7:37 AM
Sunrise
5:59 PM
Sunset
10 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:37 AM
Sunset (today)
5:59 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 22 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 RG4 6LQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01028660 and MSOA E02005976 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 25327
Present — Active
Postcode RG4 6LQ 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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