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RG1 3AL

Abbey · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Abbey
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Postcode district
RG1
Postcode sector
RG1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG1 3AA 12 m
RG1 3ER 20 m
RG1 3AY 31 m
RG1 3AJ 32 m
RG1 3FF 34 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG1 3AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG1
Postcode sector
RG1 3
Latitude
51.454707
Longitude
-0.967199
British National Grid easting
471,857
British National Grid northing
173,364

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
E00174497
Lower layer super output area
Reading 020B · E01033420
Middle layer super output area
Reading 020 · E02006940

Postcode source versions

Explore RG1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
52
Secondary
13

  1. The Deenway Montessori School

    Other independent school

    348 m

  2. Kendrick School

    Academy converter

    441 m

  3. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading

    Other independent school

    679 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10,042
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,178
  • Shoplifting 2,027
  • Public order 847
  • Other theft 841
  • Anti social behaviour 721

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG1 3 residents
8,270

Age bands in RG1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

1,499 residents

Age 15 to 24
15%

1,234 residents

Age 25 to 44
40.1%

3,307 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.4%

1,598 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

615 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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    374 m

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    603 m

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    603 m

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    612 m

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    1.0 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    1.2 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    1.3 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    1.7 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    1.8 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    1.8 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    1.9 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    2.1 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    2.5 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.0 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    3.2 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    4.1 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    4.4 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    BROOKSIDE SURGERY, BROOKSIDE CLOSE, EARLEY, READING, RG6 7HG

    ODS code K81047

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Kings Road

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Kings Road

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Kings Road

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Queens Road car park

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Kings Road

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 020B, 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

13,924 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

91 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 13 secondary schools. The Deenway Montessori School is the nearest published school at 348 m.

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

Recorded crime

10,042 published events cover 12 months, averaging 836.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,178 events.

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