# RG30 3XL: area report for a postcode in West Berkshire

RG30 3XL 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 RG30 3XL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) › [RG30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30) › [RG30 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-3)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 50% on July. West Berkshire 015C: 117 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **Reading Green Park, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **10 of 10 properties in RG30 3XL at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, West Berkshire 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **£403,682 average price**: For the whole of West Berkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **No gigabit broadband at RG30 3XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **Low road and rail noise at RG30 3XL**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **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=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kennet Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kennet-valley-primary-school-e109898) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-primary-school-e109944) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 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 | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, May 2025 | – |
| [Green Park Village Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/green-park-village-primary-academy-e147868) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Southcote Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southcote-primary-school-e109795) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £820,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: M&S Reading East M4 Moto SF (880 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.3** (2025). West Berkshire 015C has a deprivation score of 9.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,844th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £491,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Berkshire 015C was £491,250 in 2025. Joint 4,996th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,429** (2021). West Berkshire 015C had 1,429 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,527th 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: 74.6%** (January 2026). In West Berkshire 015C, 74.6% 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.

## 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: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)
- Centre: 51.4285, -1.0230

Council: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) (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=-1.0230,51.4285,RG303XL

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