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

RG1 3QA 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 3QA 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

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 51% on July. Reading 010E: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **Reading, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **No property in RG1 3QA 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=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 010E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG1 3QA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG1 3QA**: Road 56 dB, rail 47 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **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=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maiden Erlegh School in Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maiden-erlegh-school-in-reading-e141886) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Alfred Sutton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alfred-sutton-primary-school-e109776) | Primary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [UTC Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utc-reading-e139268) | Secondary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [New Town Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-town-primary-school-e142682) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e142735) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redlands-primary-school-e109787) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reading School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reading-school-e136449) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 80.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-balloon-learner-centre-reading-e137999) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £117,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| August 2023 | £316,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| July 2026 | £293,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| November 2025 | £322,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| November 2024 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PEMBROKE SURGERY (790 m)
- Pharmacies: ORANGE PHARMACY (330 m); FOURWAYS PHARMACY (460 m); ERLEIGH ROAD PHARMACY (530 m); THE READING PHARMACY (630 m)
- Dental practices: THE ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (READING) LTD (740 m); BUPA HEALTH AND DENTAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op London Road (440 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Reading Rd Express (480 m, Tesco); Co-op Erleigh Road (590 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi North Earley Reading (850 m, Aldi)

## 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 010E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Reading 010E has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,603** (2021). Reading 010E had 1,603 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,961st 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Reading 010E, 99.3% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.7%** (August 2026). In Reading 010E, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.4529, -0.9426

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=-0.9426,51.4529,RG13QA

## How to cite

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