Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for RG7 4EJ
Postcode
RG7 4EJ
Coordinates
51.4055, -1.0787
Grid reference
SU641677
Easting
464,177
Northing
167,786
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3WCW4C+5G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
20008
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20008 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 RG7 4EJ
England & WalesCrime trends · near RG7 4EJ
Counts are for Bradfield 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
2
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
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.88.1%
Other White5.0%
African1.1%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Christian46.2%
No religion45.0%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
35–4921.2%
50–6420.6%
25–3412.5%
10–158.4%
65–748.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Other14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Any member 66+10.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 38.9%
Administrative Information
West Berkshire
Local Authority
Council AreaReading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
Constituency
E14001439Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Bradfield
Constituency code
E14001439
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Sulhamstead
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 009B E01016328
E01016328MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
West Berkshire 009 E02003375
E02003375LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
West Berkshire 009B E01016328
E01016328MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
West Berkshire 009 E02003375
E02003375Smaller 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
5:43 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:43 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode RG7 4EJ 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. IMD England rank: 20008
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01016328 and MSOA E02003375 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode RG7 4EJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near RG7 4EJ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 18%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 14%
Attainment 8
51.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
54%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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