# RG30 1JT: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG30 1JT 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 RG30 1JT for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30) › [RG30 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-1)

## Around this postcode

- **72 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 85% on July. Reading 007C: 158 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **Reading West, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **6 of 12 properties in RG30 1JT at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 007C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG30 1JT**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **Low road and rail noise at RG30 1JT**: Road 53 dB, rail 45 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wilson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilson-primary-school-e109793) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ranikhet Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ranikhet-academy-e142072) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Battle Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/battle-primary-academy-e139066) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Horizons Ap Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horizons-ap-academy-e147719) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-e110004) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Edward's Prep](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-prep-e110114) | Independent | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [River Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-academy-e150728) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Norcot Early Years Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norcot-early-years-centre-e109751) | Nursery | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £337,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £260,750 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £218,800 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £181,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £266,200 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £287,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE (280 m)
- Pharmacies: GROVELANDS PHARMACY (380 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (730 m); OXFORD ROAD PHARMACY (930 m); WESTERN ELMS PHARMACY (980 m)
- Dental practices: ELMS DENTAL SURGERY (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Reading W Extra (540 m, Tesco); Lidl Tilehurst (560 m, Lidl)

## 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 007C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.2** (2025). Reading 007C has a deprivation score of 22.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,962nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 007C was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,809** (2021). Reading 007C had 2,809 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 263rd 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Reading 007C, 99.8% 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.

## RG30 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG30 was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 851st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 49,126** (2021). RG30 had 49,126 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 228th 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: 70%** (2022). About 70% of people in RG30 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In RG30, 97.9% 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: 51.4608, -1.0058

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

## Your MP

- [Reading Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-central): Matt Rodda (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=-1.0058,51.4608,RG301JT

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