# RG30 4JR: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG30 4JR 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 4JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30) › [RG30 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-4)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 24% on July. Reading 015D: 65 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **Reading Green Park, 2.7 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **No property in RG30 4JR 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=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 015D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.7 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG30 4JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **Low road and rail noise at RG30 4JR**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **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=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR
- **10.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Kennet Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kennet-valley-primary-school-e109898) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Churchend Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchend-primary-academy-e136457) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Academy Prospect](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-prospect-e136876) | Secondary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 39.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Manor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/manor-primary-school-e109944) | Primary | 740 m (9 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 | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, May 2025 | – |
| [The Avenue Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-avenue-special-school-e137435) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [Thames Valley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thames-valley-school-e139728) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [St Michael's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-primary-school-e109796) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £203,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2023 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| February 2023 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| May 2026 | £575,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2025 | £595,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2025 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2023 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (670 m); MEDWAY PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: ADP DENTAL CO LTD DENTAL SURGERY (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Calcot Reading (180 m, Lidl); Aldi Calcot Reading (200 m, Aldi); Tesco Reading Southcote Esso Express (580 m, Tesco); Asda Tilehurst Superstore (730 m, Asda)

## 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 015D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.6** (2025). Reading 015D has a deprivation score of 26.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,084th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £390,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 015D was £390,000 in 2025. Joint 9,167th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,406** (2021). Reading 015D had 1,406 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,464th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Reading 015D, 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: 51.4452, -1.0258

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=-1.0258,51.4452,RG304JR

## How to cite

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