# RG1 3FD: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG1 3FD 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 3FD for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1) › [RG1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **139 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Reading 019B: 1,014 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **Reading, 510 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **No property in RG1 3FD 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=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 019B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **12 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at RG1 3FD**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG1 3FD**: Road 58 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **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=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Deenway Montessori School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-deenway-montessori-school-e135995) | Independent | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Kendrick School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kendrick-school-e136448) | Secondary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 82.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-balloon-learner-centre-reading-e137999) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e142735) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Abbey School Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-abbey-school-reading-e110165) | Independent | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Katesgrove Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/katesgrove-primary-school-e109920) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [E P Collier Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-p-collier-primary-school-e109780) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Town Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-town-primary-school-e142682) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £220,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| June 2026 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2023 | £375,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| October 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| November 2025 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| February 2023 | £650,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 240 m |
| March 2025 | £285,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| June 2024 | £127,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Reading (510 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LONDON STREET SURGERY (640 m); MELROSE SURGERY (690 m); ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE (780 m); BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (520 m); BOOTS (560 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: PURESMILE READING LIMITED (290 m); READING SMILES (410 m); FRIAR STREET DENTAL SURGERY (410 m); DR BK CLINIC (460 m); KENDRICK VIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Reading Huntley Express (200 m, Tesco); Tesco Reading Market Place Express (310 m, Tesco); M&S Reading (400 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Broad St (400 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Reading Station Road Local (500 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 019B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.3** (2025). Reading 019B has a deprivation score of 18.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,045th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £182,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 019B was £182,500 in 2025. Joint 4,964th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,169** (2021). Reading 019B had 2,169 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,147th 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: 62.4%** (January 2026). In Reading 019B, 62.4% 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: 51.4569, -0.9652

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=-0.9652,51.4569,RG13FD

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