# RG14 5QH: area report for a postcode in West Berkshire

RG14 5QH is a postcode in West Berkshire.

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 West Berkshire. Open the map at RG14 5QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) › [RG14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg14) › [RG14 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg14-5)

## Around this postcode

- **79 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 1% on July. West Berkshire 020C: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **Newbury, 290 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **No property in RG14 5QH 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=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, West Berkshire 020C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **£403,682 average price**: For the whole of West Berkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **16.7% can get gigabit broadband at RG14 5QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at RG14 5QH**: Road 60 dB, rail 63 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **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=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Nicolas C.E. Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicolas-c-e-junior-school-e110013) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northcroft Vocational School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northcroft-vocational-school-e150998) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Bartholomew's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-school-e137465) | Secondary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 57.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-the-evangelist-cofe-infant-and-nursery-school-e110093) | Primary | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Victoria Park Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-park-nursery-school-e109757) | Nursery | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Speenhamland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/speenhamland-school-e143999) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [John Rankin Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-rankin-junior-school-e152177) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed, serious weaknesses | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e110094) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £107,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| April 2026 | £242,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £176,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £202,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £407,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Newbury (290 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: EASTFIELD HOUSE SURGERY (340 m); STRAWBERRY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: MEDWELL CHEMIST-NEWBURY (10 m); BOOTS (640 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: COUSINS DENTAL PRACTICE (160 m); SMILE N SHINE DENTAL PRACTICE (160 m); THE BRIARS DENTAL CENTRE (350 m); OAKTREE DENTAL PRACTICE (350 m); BALDEVS DENTAL CARE (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Pound Street Newbury (60 m, The Southern Co-operative); Sainsburys Newbury (540 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Newbury Express (630 m, Tesco); M&S Newbury (660 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £403,682** (July 2026). West Berkshire’s average house price was £403,682 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,887** (2025). Full-time workers living in West Berkshire earned a median of £44,887 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 50th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.0×** (2025). A home in West Berkshire costs 9.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 87th 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: 11.0** (2025). West Berkshire has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 34th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## West Berkshire 020C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.7** (2025). West Berkshire 020C has a deprivation score of 12.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,924th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £315,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Berkshire 020C was £315,000 in 2025. Joint 14,290th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,028** (2021). West Berkshire 020C had 2,028 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,880th 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: 90.6%** (January 2026). In West Berkshire 020C, 90.6% 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.

## RG14 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG14 was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 789th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,659** (2021). RG14 had 41,659 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 398th 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: 72%** (2022). About 72% of people in RG14 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: 83.3%** (January 2026). In RG14, 83.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)
- Centre: 51.3975, -1.3270

Council: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Newbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newbury): Mr Lee Dillon (Liberal Democrat), 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=-1.3270,51.3975,RG145QH

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