# RG30

Postcode district covering Reading, Churchend and Southcote, in Reading and West Berkshire.

RG30 is a postcode district covering Reading, Churchend and Southcote, in Reading and West Berkshire. Median sale price £340,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code RG30. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an RG30 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=RG30) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 70% of people in RG30 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=RG30) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 583 homes were sold in RG30 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=RG30) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for RG30.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=RG30) (Census 2021, England and Wales): RG30 had 49,126 usual residents at the census.

## How RG30 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | RG30 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £340,000 | 3rd cheapest | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2025 |
| Population | 49,126 | 3rd most populated | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 70% | 14th most people in radon Affected Areas | 30 postcode districts, RG · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.9% | 5th highest | 30 postcode districts, RG · Jan 2026 |

## Is RG30 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in RG30 at a rate of 104.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 71.0 per 1,000 people across the RG postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 522 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in RG30.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,152), other crime (1,045) and shoplifting (577).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in RG30 was 98.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in RG30, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so RG30 has no single figure. Of its 29 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in RG30

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Reading 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016383) | 1,574 | 42.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Reading 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016381) | 1,539 | 45.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016382) | 1,936 | 176.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Reading 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016385) | 1,700 | 74.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Reading 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016396) | 1,685 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016397) | 1,797 | 118.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Reading 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016359) | 2,809 | 158.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Reading 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016360) | 2,548 | 83.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.4% |
| [Reading 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016361) | 2,111 | 57.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Reading 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016356) | 1,627 | 105.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Reading 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016357) | 1,802 | 104.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016395) | 1,422 | 119.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016398) | 1,774 | 99.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Reading 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016399) | 1,510 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016400) | 1,703 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Reading 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016394) | 1,528 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016433) | 1,477 | 307.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| [Reading 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016434) | 2,084 | 55.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016435) | 1,538 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Reading 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016436) | 1,597 | 48.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016392) | 2,263 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.7% |
| [Reading 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016419) | 2,106 | 113.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.8% |
| [Reading 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016420) | 1,563 | 117.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016421) | 1,295 | 447.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Reading 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016422) | 1,406 | 65.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Reading 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016423) | 1,582 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Reading 015F](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/neighbourhood/e01016424) | 1,426 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [West Berkshire 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016271) | 1,470 | 103.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [West Berkshire 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire/neighbourhood/e01016269) | 1,429 | 116.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 74.6% |

## Your MP

- [Reading West and Mid Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-west-and-mid-berkshire): Olivia Bailey (Labour), MP since July 2024. 55% of the people here.
- [Reading Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-central): Matt Rodda (Labour), MP since July 2024. 45% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in RG30

[Battle & Caversham Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/battle-and-caversham-bridge), [Norcot North](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/norcot-north), [Norcot South](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/norcot-south), [Southcote](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/southcote), [Tilehurst South](https://openindex.co.uk/reading/tilehurst-south)

## Postcode sectors in RG30

[RG30 1 (109 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-1), [RG30 2 (230 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-2), [RG30 3 (234 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-3), [RG30 4 (260 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-4), [RG30 6 (116 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-6), [RG30 9 (17 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30-9)

## Councils RG30 covers

[Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading), [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire)

## Towns in RG30

[Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/town/reading)

## Postcode districts next to RG30

[RG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1), [RG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2), [RG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4), [RG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg7), [RG31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg31)

## Nearest rail stations

[Reading Green Park (2.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.0014,51.4267), [Theale (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.0750,51.4335), [Reading West (4.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-0.9901,51.4555), [Tilehurst (5.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-1.0298,51.4715)

## More in the RG postcode area

[All RG postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## RG30 in brief

RG30 is a postcode district covering Reading, Churchend and Southcote, in Reading and West Berkshire.
About 51,199 people lived in RG30 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £340,000 in 2025 across 583 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 104.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in RG30 was £340,000 in 2025.
RG30 had 49,126 usual residents at the census.
About 70% of people in RG30 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In RG30, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: RG30
- Postcode area: [RG](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg)
- Constituency: [Reading West and Mid Berkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/reading-west-and-mid-berkshire)
- Council: [Reading †](https://openindex.co.uk/reading)
- Area: 25.74 km²
- People, mid-2024: 51,199*
- Neighbourhoods: 29
- Output areas: 149

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[RG7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg7), [RG31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg31), [RG1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg1), [RG4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg4), [RG2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg2)

## Latest updates for RG30

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/RG30

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg30