RG1 1LX

Abbey · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Ward
Abbey
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Postcode district
RG1
Postcode sector
RG1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG1 1NF 29 m
RG1 1ED 51 m
RG1 1NR 51 m
RG1 1PT 58 m
RG1 1LN 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG1 1LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG1
Postcode sector
RG1 1
Latitude
51.458083
Longitude
-0.972693
British National Grid easting
471,470
British National Grid northing
173,734

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Abbey · E05013864
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading Central · E14001438
Output area
E00174484
Lower layer super output area
Reading 019B · E01033415
Middle layer super output area
Reading 019 · E02006939

Postcode source versions

Explore RG1

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Thames Tower, Ground Floor Retail Unit, Station Road, Reading, RG1 1LX 17 April 2024 £365,259
Thames Tower, Fourth Floor, Station Road, Reading, RG1 1LX 24 June 2020 £406,862
Thames Tower, Thirteenth Floor, Station Road, Reading, RG1 1LX 24 June 2020 £950,499

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
51
Secondary
13
  1. E P Collier Primary School

    Community school

    554 m
  2. Civitas Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    576 m
  3. Thameside Primary School

    Community school

    871 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,098
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,009
  • Shoplifting 1,545
  • Public order 808
  • Other theft 795
  • Anti social behaviour 693

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG1 1 residents
908

Age bands in RG1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.1%

116 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.1%

220 residents

Age 25 to 44
56.6%

652 residents

Age 45 to 64
10.5%

121 residents

Age 65 and over
3.7%

43 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code K81081

    426 m

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, BROAD ST HC, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code Y02476

    426 m

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    700 m

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    819 m

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    1.1 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

    WESTERN ELMS LODGE, WESTERN ELMS AVENUE, READING, RG30 1AT

    ODS code K81062

    1.4 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

    59A HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SS

    ODS code K81014

    1.4 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

    MILMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1ST FLOOR, 50 MILMAN ROAD, READING, RG2 0AR

    ODS code K81040

    1.6 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

    80 WENSLEY ROAD, COLEY PARK, READING, RG1 6DN

    ODS code K81636

    1.7 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    1.8 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE, 9-11 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HE

    ODS code K81605

    2.4 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

    22 LONG BARN LANE, WHITLEY, READING, RG2 7SZ

    ODS code K81048

    2.5 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    2.6 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

    4 ST. BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA

    ODS code K81041

    2.8 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    3.0 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    3.7 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

    WOODLEY CENTRE SURGERY, 6 HEADLEY ROAD, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4JA

    ODS code K81051

    4.8 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    4.8 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Station Road

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Station Road

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Blagrave Street

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Reading Rail Station

    RSE · Reading

    0.0 miles
  • Reading Rail Station

    RSE · Reading

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 019B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,119 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £365,259 from 1 recorded sale in RG1 1LX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Reading is £361,243 in June 2026, up 0.9% year on year.

Schools

90 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 13 secondary schools. E P Collier Primary School is the nearest published school at 554 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

9,098 published events cover 12 months, averaging 758.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,009 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.