# RG6 1LH: area report for a postcode in Reading

RG6 1LH 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 RG6 1LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/reading) › [RG6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg6) › [RG6 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg6-1)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 58% on July. Reading 010B: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **Earley, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **No property in RG6 1LH 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=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Reading 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **£349,550 average price**: For the whole of Reading, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **98.1% can get gigabit broadband at RG6 1LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **Loud road and rail noise at RG6 1LH**: Road 72 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **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=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alfred Sutton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alfred-sutton-primary-school-e109776) | Primary | 50 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maiden Erlegh School in Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maiden-erlegh-school-in-reading-e141886) | Secondary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 47.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [UTC Reading](https://openindex.co.uk/school/utc-reading-e139268) | Secondary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/earley-st-peters-church-of-england-primary-school-e144571) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redlands-primary-school-e109787) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Reading School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/reading-school-e136449) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 80.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St John's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-primary-school-e142735) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Town Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-town-primary-school-e142682) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £308,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2026 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £200,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £405,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2024 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: PARKSIDE PRACTICE (400 m)
- Pharmacies: THE READING PHARMACY (10 m); ERLEIGH ROAD PHARMACY (720 m); ORANGE PHARMACY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Weldale BP (780 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Earley (810 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Co-op Erleigh Road (900 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Reading Rd Express (990 m, Tesco); Co-op London Road (990 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.4** (2025). Reading 010B has a deprivation score of 17.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,878th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £308,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Reading 010B was £308,500 in 2025. Joint 14,908th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,887** (2021). Reading 010B had 1,887 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,506th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Reading 010B, 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.

## RG6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £450,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in RG6 was £450,000 in 2025. Joint 412th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,922** (2021). RG6 had 39,922 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 462nd 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: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in RG6 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In RG6, 99.5% 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: 51.4485, -0.9368

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=-0.9368,51.4485,RG61LH

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