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RG1 5LA

Redlands · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG1 5LR 64 m
RG1 5DG 90 m
RG1 5AS 97 m
RG1 5BD 133 m
RG1 5PA 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG1 5LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG1
Postcode sector
RG1 5
Latitude
51.450952
Longitude
-0.956361
British National Grid easting
472,616
British National Grid northing
172,957

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
E00082925
Lower layer super output area
Reading 014F · E01016414
Middle layer super output area
Reading 014 · E02003402

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Dean House, 6, Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5LA 29 January 2026 £263,000
Dean House, 1, Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5LA 21 May 2021 £290,000
Dean House, 7, Erleigh Road, Reading, RG1 5LA 16 March 2016 £268,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
52
Secondary
14

  1. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading

    Other independent school

    304 m

  2. Reading School

    Academy converter

    317 m

  3. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    467 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,217
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,711
  • Shoplifting 1,516
  • Other theft 711
  • Public order 708
  • Anti social behaviour 564

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG1 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

19

within 5 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    256 m

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    404 m

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    801 m

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    1.1 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    1.2 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    1.4 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    1.4 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    1.7 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    1.8 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    1.9 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    2.2 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    2.5 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    2.6 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    3.6 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    3.7 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    3.8 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.9 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    4.8 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Craven Road

    BCT · Royal Berkshire Hospital

    0.0 miles

  • RBH Main Entrance

    BCT · Royal Berkshire Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • RBH Main Entrance

    BCT · Royal Berkshire Hospital

    0.1 miles

  • Denmark Road

    BCT · Erleigh Road

    0.1 miles

  • Denmark Road

    BCT · Erleigh Road

    0.2 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £263,000 from 1 recorded sale in RG1 5LA. 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

Published establishments

88 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 14 secondary schools. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading is the nearest published school at 304 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

8,217 published events cover 12 months, averaging 684.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,711 events.

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