# RG2 6BZ: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG2 6BZ 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 RG2 6BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2) › [RG2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 11% on July. Reading 017H: 168 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **Reading Green Park, 120 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **No property in RG2 6BZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 017H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG2 6BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **Low road and rail noise at RG2 6BZ**: Road 52 dB, rail 52 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Green Park Village Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-park-village-primary-academy-e147868) | Primary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Southcote Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southcote-primary-school-e109795) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blessed-hugh-faringdon-catholic-school-e110107) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-primary-school-e109944) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Holy Brook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-holy-brook-school-e110193) | Special | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, May 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £98,125 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| March 2024 | £98,750 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £372,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| December 2025 | £404,550 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| September 2025 | £441,750 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £395,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £409,200 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| October 2025 | £410,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Reading Green Park (120 m, 1 minute on foot)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Reading Green Park (70 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 017H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.6** (2025). Reading 017H has a deprivation score of 21.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £405,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 017H was £405,000 in 2025. Joint 8,425th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,700** (2021). Reading 017H had 1,700 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,529th 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In Reading 017H, 96.6% 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.

## RG2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG2 was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 627th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,354** (2021). RG2 had 47,354 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 263rd 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: 5%** (2022). About 5% of people in RG2 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: 95.7%** (January 2026). In RG2, 95.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading)
- Centre: 51.4273, -1.0000

Council: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Earley and Woodley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/earley-and-woodley): Yuan Yang (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=-1.0000,51.4273,RG26BZ

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