# RG31 6LQ: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG31 6LQ 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 RG31 6LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg31) › [RG31 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg31-6)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 60% on July. Reading 005A: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **Tilehurst, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **No property in RG31 6LQ 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=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 005A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at RG31 6LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at RG31 6LQ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **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=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ
- **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=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Park Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-lane-primary-school-e109790) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blagrave Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blagrave-nursery-school-e109749) | Nursery | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Downsway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/downsway-primary-school-e109896) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birch Copse Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birch-copse-primary-school-e109844) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westwood Farm Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-farm-junior-school-e109845) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westwood Farm Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westwood-farm-infant-school-e109864) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Brookfields School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfields-school-e151045) | Special | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2019 | – |
| [Denefield School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/denefield-school-e137777) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 49.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £258,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £675,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2025 | £605,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY (400 m); WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY (490 m)
- Pharmacies: OVERDOWN PHARMACY (560 m); TILEHURST PHARMACY (690 m); TRIANGLE PHARMACY (720 m)
- Dental practices: CHAPEL HILL (DENTAL SURGERY) (710 m); GENTLE DENTAL CARE 4U LTD (710 m); THE TRIANGLE DENTAL PRACTICE (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op The Colonnade (Tilehurst 1) (560 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Asda Tilehurst School Road Petrol Filling Station (650 m, Asda); Co-op Tilehurst (690 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op The Triangle (Tilehurst 2) (810 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 005A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.3** (2025). Reading 005A has a deprivation score of 6.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,294th least 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 005A 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: 1,743** (2021). Reading 005A had 1,743 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,822nd 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 005A, 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.

## 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: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading)
- Centre: 51.4646, -1.0442

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=-1.0442,51.4646,RG316LQ

## How to cite

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