# RG1 8LG: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG1 8LG 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 8LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1) › [RG1 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-8)

## Around this postcode

- **104 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 160% on July. Reading 007A: 191 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **Reading, 790 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **20 of 31 properties in RG1 8LG at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG1 8LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **Low road and rail noise at RG1 8LG**: Road 48 dB, rail 50 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [E P Collier Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/e-p-collier-primary-school-e109780) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [River Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-academy-e150728) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Civitas Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/civitas-academy-e140379) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxford Road Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxford-road-community-school-e109786) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thameside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thameside-primary-school-e109800) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-primary-school-e110003) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-aided-infant-school-e109945) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [All Saints Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-junior-school-e137281) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 100% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £98,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| January 2023 | £500,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £510,000 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2023 | £437,500 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2024 | £525,000 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2023 | £540,000 | Terraced, new build, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2023 | £177,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Reading (790 m, 10 minutes on foot); Reading West (960 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHATHAM STREET SURGERY (750 m); ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m); BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (740 m); SAOOD PHARMACY (800 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (880 m); BOOTS (920 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: 20 BRIDGE STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (600 m); LEWIS DENTAL SURGERY (790 m); ZENITH HOUSE (800 m); OXFORD ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (830 m); FRIAR STREET DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Caversham (380 m, Budgens); Aldi Reading (620 m, Aldi); Iceland Caversham (720 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Reading (740 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Caversham Esso Express (770 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 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.9** (2025). Reading 007A has a deprivation score of 12.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,155th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £358,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 007A was £358,750 in 2025. Joint 11,163rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,897** (2021). Reading 007A had 1,897 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,297th 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Reading 007A, 95.3% 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.

## 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: 51.4623, -0.9817

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=-0.9817,51.4623,RG18LG

## How to cite

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