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RG1 5BU

Redlands · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Redlands
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Postcode district
RG1
Postcode sector
RG1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG1 5AE 68 m
RG1 5AQ 83 m
RG1 5DZ 116 m
RG1 5DU 137 m
RG1 5AG 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG1 5BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG1
Postcode sector
RG1 5
Latitude
51.449528
Longitude
-0.962107
British National Grid easting
472,219
British National Grid northing
172,793

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Redlands · E05013875
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading Central · E14001438
Output area
E00082933
Lower layer super output area
Reading 014F · E01016414
Middle layer super output area
Reading 014 · E02003402

Postcode source versions

Explore RG1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
55
Secondary
13

  1. The Abbey School Reading

    Other independent school

    102 m

  2. Kendrick School

    Academy converter

    240 m

  3. The Deenway Montessori School

    Other independent school

    346 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,072
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,984
  • Shoplifting 1,660
  • Public order 789
  • Other theft 769
  • Anti social behaviour 651

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG1 5 residents
10,187

Age bands in RG1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.7%

1,057 residents

Age 15 to 24
40.7%

4,024 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.2%

2,590 residents

Age 45 to 64
14.6%

1,445 residents

Age 65 and over
7.9%

783 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

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    288 m

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    450 m

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    724 m

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    754 m

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    1.1 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    1.1 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    1.2 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    1.5 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    1.5 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    1.7 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    2.0 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    2.2 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    2.5 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.5 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    3.9 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    4.0 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    4.1 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Crown Place Passage

    BCT · The Mount

    0.1 miles

  • Crown Place Passage

    BCT · The Mount

    0.1 miles

  • RBH Redlands Road

    BCT · Royal Berkshire Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • Kendrick Student Village

    BCT · The Mount

    0.1 miles

  • Redlands Road Foot

    BCT · Royal Berkshire Hospital

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 014F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,855 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
3 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

93 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 13 secondary schools. The Abbey School Reading is the nearest published school at 102 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,072 published events cover 12 months, averaging 756 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,984 events.

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