# RG1 2QZ: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG1 2QZ is a postcode in Reading.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Reading. Open the map at RG1 2QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1) › [RG1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **88 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Reading 014D: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **Reading, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **No property in RG1 2QZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **13 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG1 2QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at RG1 2QZ**: Road 68 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Katesgrove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/katesgrove-primary-school-e109920) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kendrick School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kendrick-school-e136448) | Secondary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 82.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Abbey School Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-abbey-school-reading-e110165) | Independent | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Deenway Montessori School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-deenway-montessori-school-e135995) | Independent | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [New Christ Church Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-christ-church-church-of-england-primary-school-e145660) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Coley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coley-primary-school-e109779) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Groveside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/groveside-school-e150898) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-balloon-learner-centre-reading-e137999) | Independent | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £267,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £298,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £192,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £237,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £373,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2024 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LONDON STREET SURGERY (280 m); MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY (580 m); MELROSE SURGERY (680 m); ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE (830 m); BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE (830 m)
- Pharmacies: WHITLEY STREET PHARMACY (450 m); BOOTS (570 m); BOOTS (840 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: KENDRICK VIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (350 m); WHITLEY STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (450 m); READING SMILES (760 m); PURESMILE READING LIMITED (770 m); DR BK CLINIC (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Crown St Express (200 m, Tesco); Tesco Reading Whitley St Express (490 m, Tesco); Tesco Reading Market Place Express (730 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Broad St (750 m, Sainsburys); M&S Reading (770 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £349,550** (July 2026). Reading’s average house price was £349,550 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.2% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,700** (2025). Full-time workers living in Reading earned a median of £40,700 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 126th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.6×** (2025). A home in Reading costs 8.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 18.6** (2025). Reading has a deprivation score of 18.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 142nd least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Reading 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.5** (2025). Reading 014D has a deprivation score of 15.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,926th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £298,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 014D was £298,750 in 2025. Joint 15,704th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,151** (2021). Reading 014D had 2,151 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,332nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Reading 014D, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## RG1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £301,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG1 was £301,000 in 2025. 1,067th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,538** (2021). RG1 had 49,538 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 222nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in RG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.0%** (January 2026). In RG1, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading)
- Centre: 51.4489, -0.9686

Council: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Reading Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-central): Matt Rodda (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.9686,51.4489,RG12QZ

## How to cite

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