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

RG30 4XL 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 4XL 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

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 38% on July. Reading 009C: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **Tilehurst, 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **No property in RG30 4XL 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=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG30 4XL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **Low road and rail noise at RG30 4XL**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **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=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Moorlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorlands-primary-school-e109799) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meadow Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadow-park-academy-e138372) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blagrave Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blagrave-nursery-school-e109749) | Nursery | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Thames Valley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thames-valley-school-e139728) | Special | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | – |
| [The Avenue Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-avenue-special-school-e137435) | Special | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | – |
| [St Michael's Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-primary-school-e109796) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-e110004) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Churchend Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/churchend-primary-academy-e136457) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £445,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2024 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £505,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £455,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2023 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE POTTERIES (430 m); WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY (990 m)
- Pharmacies: POTTERY ROAD PHARMACY (430 m); TILEHURST PHARMACY (670 m); TRIANGLE PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC (430 m); READING DENTAL ACCESS CENTRE (430 m); THE TRIANGLE DENTAL PRACTICE (780 m); ELMS DENTAL SURGERY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Tilehurst (670 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Tilehurst School Road Petrol Filling Station (710 m, Asda); Co-op The Triangle (Tilehurst 2) (830 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.6** (2025). Reading 009C has a deprivation score of 18.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,814th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £364,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 009C was £364,000 in 2025. Joint 10,828th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,084** (2021). Reading 009C had 2,084 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,129th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Reading 009C, 100.0% 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: 51.4570, -1.0288

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=-1.0288,51.4570,RG304XL

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-4xl.

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