# RG30 2QR: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG30 2QR 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 2QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30) › [RG30 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-2)

## Around this postcode

- **85 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 73% on July. Reading 008D: 100 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **Reading West, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **No property in RG30 2QR 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=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG30 2QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **Low road and rail noise at RG30 2QR**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **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=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wilson Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilson-primary-school-e109793) | Primary | 440 m (5 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 | 650 m (8 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 | 900 m (11 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 | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | – |
| [English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-e110004) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-primary-school-e109796) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Edward's Prep](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edwards-prep-e110114) | Independent | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Norcot Early Years Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/norcot-early-years-centre-e109751) | Nursery | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| April 2025 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| February 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2023 | £342,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2024 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £287,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE (180 m)
- Pharmacies: GROVELANDS PHARMACY (130 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (900 m)
- Dental practices: ELMS DENTAL SURGERY (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Tilehurst (430 m, Lidl); Tesco Reading W Extra (660 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 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.3** (2025). Reading 008D has a deprivation score of 21.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,633rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 008D was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,774** (2021). Reading 008D had 1,774 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,735th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Reading 008D, 99.9% 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.

## 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: 51.4589, -1.0083

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

## Your MP

- [Reading West and Mid Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-west-and-mid-berkshire): Olivia Bailey (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=-1.0083,51.4589,RG302QR

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