Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG42 4HD
Reading
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
RG42 4HD
Coordinates
51.4320, -0.7865
Grid reference
SU844710
Easting
484,453
Northing
171,028
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XC6J7+Q9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Binfield
Travel to Work
Reading
ITL Region
Bracknell Forest
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.
26910
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 26910 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near RG42 4HD
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG42 4HD
Counts are for Binfield North & Warfield West 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
13
YoY -19%
16115
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
15
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.2%
Other White5.6%
Indian1.5%
White & Asian1.1%
White Irish1.1%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Christian52.8%
No religion37.8%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6424.2%
35–4920.1%
25–3410.4%
65–7410.1%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.6%
Other12.6%
All members 66+10.7%
Any member 66+8.6%
+ 7 other households · 37.0%
Administrative Information
Bracknell Forest
Local Authority
Council AreaMaidenhead E14001348
Constituency
E14001348Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Binfield North & Warfield West
Constituency code
E14001348
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Binfield
International Territorial Level
Bracknell Forest
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 East
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - U2G6B
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Bracknell Forest 002F E01035236
E01035236MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Bracknell Forest 002 E02003353
E02003353LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Bracknell Forest 002C E01016186
E01016186MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Bracknell Forest 002 E02003353
E02003353Urban: 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
5:42 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 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 RG42 4HD 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: 26910
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035236 and MSOA E02003353 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG42 4HD 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 RG42 4HD
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–17FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 5%
RWM expected
69%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 11%
Attainment 8
48.6
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
57%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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