# RG2 7JH: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG2 7JH 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 7JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2) › [RG2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Reading 016A: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **Earley, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **No property in RG2 7JH 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=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG2 7JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **Low road and rail noise at RG2 7JH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **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=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH
- **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=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reading Girls' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reading-girls-school-e144610) | Secondary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2021 | Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hamilton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hamilton-school-e147675) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Groveside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/groveside-school-e150898) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Blagdon Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blagdon-nursery-school-e109748) | Nursery | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |
| [Leighton Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leighton-park-school-e110110) | Independent | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Palmer Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-palmer-primary-academy-e139653) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Ridgeway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ridgeway-primary-school-e109789) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oneschool-global-reading-senior-campus-e134467) | Independent | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2025 | £357,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £545,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £258,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £500,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £443,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP (390 m); LONG BARN LANE SURGERY (890 m)
- Pharmacies: CHRISTCHURCH ROAD PHARMACY (660 m); BASINGSTOKE ROAD PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE (390 m); COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Whiteknights Campus - Reading (820 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.7** (2025). Reading 016A has a deprivation score of 7.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,886th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £432,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 016A was £432,500 in 2025. Joint 7,107th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 3,551** (2021). Reading 016A had 3,551 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 39th 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: 87.4%** (January 2026). In Reading 016A, 87.4% 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: 51.4369, -0.9542

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=-0.9542,51.4369,RG27JH

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