# RG31 5LJ: area report for a postcode in West Berkshire

RG31 5LJ 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 RG31 5LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [West Berkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/west-berkshire) › [RG31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg31) › [RG31 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg31-5)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. West Berkshire 006C: 19 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **Tilehurst, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **No property in RG31 5LJ 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=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, West Berkshire 006C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **£403,682 average price**: For the whole of West Berkshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG31 5LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at RG31 5LJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **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=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Birch Copse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birch-copse-primary-school-e109844) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-catholic-primary-school-e110006) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Park Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-lane-primary-school-e109790) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springfield-primary-school-e109866) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Little Heath School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-heath-school-e110063) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 48.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Blagrave Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blagrave-nursery-school-e109749) | Nursery | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Moorlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorlands-primary-school-e109799) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Calcot Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/calcot-infant-school-and-nursery-e109931) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £525,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2025 | £463,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY (720 m); TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY (770 m)
- Pharmacies: TRIANGLE PHARMACY (710 m)
- Dental practices: J PATEL DENTAL SURGERY (80 m); CHAPEL HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (410 m); GENTLE DENTAL CARE 4U LTD (410 m); THE TRIANGLE DENTAL PRACTICE (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op The Triangle (Tilehurst 2) (670 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 006C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 2.4** (2025). West Berkshire 006C has a deprivation score of 2.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 546th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £447,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in West Berkshire 006C was £447,500 in 2025. Joint 6,521st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,366** (2021). West Berkshire 006C had 1,366 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,773rd 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In West Berkshire 006C, 99.8% 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.

## RG31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £417,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG31 was £417,000 in 2025. Joint 541st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,203** (2021). RG31 had 28,203 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,016th 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: 35%** (2022). About 35% of people in RG31 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In RG31, 98.8% 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: 51.4564, -1.0502

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=-1.0502,51.4564,RG315LJ

## How to cite

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