# RG1

Postcode district covering Reading, Coley and New Town, in Reading.

RG1 is a postcode district covering Reading, Coley and New Town, in Reading. Median sale price £301,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 178.5 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code RG1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RG1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=RG1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 82% of people in RG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=RG1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 558 homes were sold in RG1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=RG1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for RG1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=RG1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): RG1 had 49,538 usual residents at the census.

## How RG1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | RG1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £301,000 | 2nd cheapest | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2025 |
| Population | 49,538 | 2nd most populated | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 82% | 9th most people in radon Affected Areas | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.0% | 14th highest | 30 postcode districts, RG · Jan 2026 |

## Is RG1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RG1 at a rate of 178.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across the RG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 904 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RG1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,021), other crime (2,102) and shoplifting (1,861).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RG1 was 160.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in RG1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RG1 has no single figure. Of its 28 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in RG1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reading 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016355) | 1,897 | 190.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.3% |
| [Reading 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016358) | 1,909 | 159.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Reading 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016404) | 2,195 | 236.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016405) | 2,181 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016406) | 1,603 | 73.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.3% |
| [Reading 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01033417) | 1,213 | 256.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Reading 010G](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01033421) | 2,450 | 146.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.7% |
| [Reading 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016401) | 1,438 | 113.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.6% |
| [Reading 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016416) | 2,023 | 40.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Reading 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016417) | 1,762 | 184.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016418) | 1,608 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016388) | 1,473 | 93.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Reading 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016389) | 1,856 | 84.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016390) | 1,611 | 191.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| [Reading 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016393) | 1,965 | 96.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.4% |
| [Reading 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016374) | 1,779 | 75.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Reading 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016379) | 2,151 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Reading 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016413) | 1,787 | 65.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.2% |
| [Reading 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016414) | 1,830 | 118.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Reading 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01033418) | 1,433 | 159.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| [Reading 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01033415) | 2,169 | 1,013.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 62.4% |
| [Reading 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016353) | 2,095 | 89.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 74.4% |
| [Reading 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01033422) | 1,380 | 174.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.6% |
| [Reading 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01033423) | 1,804 | 132.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.2% |
| [Reading 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01033420) | 1,284 | 439.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.0% |
| [Reading 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01033838) | 1,360 | 126.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| [Reading 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01033839) | 1,690 | 66.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.7% |
| [Reading 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016391) | 2,101 | 100.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |

## Your MP

- [Reading Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-central): Matt Rodda (Labour), MP since July 2024. 93% of the people here.
- [Earley and Woodley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/earley-and-woodley): Yuan Yang (Labour), MP since July 2024. 6.9% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in RG1

[Central Reading North](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/central-reading-north), [Central Reading South](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/central-reading-south), [Coley Park](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/coley-park), [Palmer Park](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/palmer-park), [Southampton Street & Redlands Road](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/southampton-street-and-redlands-road), [Wokingham Road](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/wokingham-road)

## Postcode sectors in RG1

[RG1 1 (82 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-1), [RG1 2 (119 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-2), [RG1 3 (174 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-3), [RG1 4 (124 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-4), [RG1 5 (178 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-5), [RG1 6 (180 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-6), [RG1 7 (202 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-7), [RG1 8 (115 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-8), [RG1 9 (80 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1-9)

## Council

[Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading)

## Towns in RG1

[Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/town/reading)

## Postcode districts next to RG1

[RG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2), [RG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4), [RG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg6), [RG30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30)

## Nearest rail stations

[Reading (550 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.9719,51.4588), [Reading West (900 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.9901,51.4555), [Reading Green Park (3.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.0014,51.4267), [Tilehurst (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.0298,51.4715)

## More in the RG postcode area

[All RG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## RG1 in brief

RG1 is a postcode district covering Reading, Coley and New Town, in Reading.
About 54,156 people lived in RG1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £301,000 in 2025 across 558 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 178.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in RG1 was £301,000 in 2025.
RG1 had 49,538 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in RG1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In RG1, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: RG1
- Postcode area: [RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg)
- Constituency: [Reading Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-central)
- Council: [Reading †](https://openindex.co.uk/reading)
- Area: 8.91 km²
- People, mid-2024: 54,156*
- Neighbourhoods: 28
- Output areas: 146

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[RG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2), [RG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg6), [RG30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30), [RG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4)

## Latest updates for RG1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/RG1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1