RG20 6PD

Ridgeway · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Berkshire
Postcode district
RG20
Postcode sector
RG20 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG20 6PB 52 m
RG20 6PJ 65 m
RG20 6PA 85 m
RG20 7PD 96 m
RG20 7PE 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG20 6PD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG20
Postcode sector
RG20 6
Latitude
51.514804
Longitude
-1.256488
British National Grid easting
451,689
British National Grid northing
179,804

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Ridgeway · E05012147
Parish or community
E04001164
Output area
E00082264
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 001B · E01016286
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 001 · E02003367

Postcode source versions

Explore RG20

Use the wider postcode district to compare the same evidence across more locations.

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. The Downs School

    Academy converter

    277 m
  2. Compton C.E. Primary School

    Academy converter

    700 m
  3. The Ilsleys Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
64
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Other crime 13
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
22

13 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
3.1
RG20 6 residents
1,643

Age bands in RG20 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23%

411 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

197 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

389 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

522 residents

Age 65 and over
15.1%

270 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG20 6 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Newbury Lane

    BCT · Compton

    0.1 miles
  • Newbury Lane

    BCT · Compton

    0.1 miles
  • Swan Hotel

    BCT · Compton

    0.2 miles
  • Swan Hotel

    BCT · Compton

    0.2 miles
  • The Downs School

    BCT · Compton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 001B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,737 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Schools

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Downs School is the nearest published school at 277 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

64 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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