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

RG14 5XR 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 5XR 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

- **117 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 10% on July. West Berkshire 019I: 588 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **Newbury, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **2 of 4 properties in RG14 5XR at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, West Berkshire 019I. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **£403,682 average price**: For the whole of West Berkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG14 5XR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **Loud road and rail noise at RG14 5XR**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **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=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Northcroft Vocational School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northcroft-vocational-school-e150998) | Special | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Nicolas C.E. Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-nicolas-c-e-junior-school-e110013) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Victoria Park Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/victoria-park-nursery-school-e109757) | Nursery | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e110094) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Speenhamland School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/speenhamland-school-e143999) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Bartholomew's School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bartholomews-school-e137465) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 57.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Winchcombe School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-winchcombe-school-e135079) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| February 2026 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £295,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| May 2026 | £322,300 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2025 | £285,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |
| October 2025 | £450,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |
| March 2025 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 300 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Newbury (250 m, 3 minutes on foot); Newbury Racecourse (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: EASTFIELD HOUSE SURGERY (480 m); STRAWBERRY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (410 m); MEDWELL CHEMIST-NEWBURY (460 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: 20/20 DENTAL PRACTICE (120 m); COUSINS DENTAL PRACTICE (340 m); SMILE N SHINE DENTAL PRACTICE (340 m); BALDEVS DENTAL CARE (430 m); THE BRIARS DENTAL CENTRE (460 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Newbury (180 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Newbury Express (390 m, Tesco); M&S Newbury (410 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Pound Street Newbury (490 m, The Southern Co-operative); Aldi Donnington Newbury (780 m, Aldi)

## 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 019I (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.9** (2025). West Berkshire 019I has a deprivation score of 16.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,339th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Berkshire 019I was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,106** (2021). West Berkshire 019I had 1,106 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,466th least 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: 61.0%** (January 2026). In West Berkshire 019I, 61.0% 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.

## 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: 51.3997, -1.3214

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=-1.3214,51.3997,RG145XR

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