# RG1 4ES: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG1 4ES 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 4ES for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1) › [RG1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **89 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 2% on July. Reading 010G: 147 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **Reading, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **No property in RG1 4ES 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=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 010G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG1 4ES**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **Loud road and rail noise at RG1 4ES**: Road 68 dB, rail 42 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **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=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES
- **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=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-balloon-learner-centre-reading-e137999) | Independent | 50 m (1 minute 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 | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Deenway Montessori School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-deenway-montessori-school-e135995) | Independent | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Kendrick School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kendrick-school-e136448) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 82.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [New Town Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-town-primary-school-e142682) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reading School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reading-school-e136449) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 80.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Abbey School Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-abbey-school-reading-e110165) | Independent | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Redlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redlands-primary-school-e109787) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £192,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2023 | £210,699 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2023 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MELROSE SURGERY (300 m); PEMBROKE SURGERY (710 m); LONDON STREET SURGERY (780 m)
- Pharmacies: FOURWAYS PHARMACY (580 m); ORANGE PHARMACY (710 m); ERLEIGH ROAD PHARMACY (900 m); BOOTS (930 m)
- Dental practices: DR BK CLINIC (200 m); BUPA HEALTH AND DENTAL CENTRE (280 m); THE ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (READING) LTD (580 m); KENDRICK VIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (610 m); PURESMILE READING LIMITED (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Reading Huntley Express (470 m, Tesco); M&S Royal Berkshire Hosp SF (500 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Reading Rd Express (580 m, Tesco); Co-op London Road (600 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Reading Extra (680 m, Tesco)

## 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 010G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.7** (2025). Reading 010G has a deprivation score of 26.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,023rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £287,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 010G was £287,500 in 2025. Joint 15,083rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,450** (2021). Reading 010G had 2,450 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,233rd 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: 88.7%** (January 2026). In Reading 010G, 88.7% 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: 51.4540, -0.9575

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=-0.9575,51.4540,RG14ES

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.8. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-4es