RG3 5BA

Tilehurst · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Reading
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 5BA 0 m
RG31 5BB 35 m
RG31 5BT 84 m
RG31 5DG 87 m
RG31 5BL 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5BA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.458010
Longitude
-1.043856
British National Grid easting
466,526
British National Grid northing
173,659

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Tilehurst · E05013878
Parish or community
E43000031
Output area
E00082997
Lower layer super output area
Reading 005D · E01016431
Middle layer super output area
Reading 005 · E02003393

Postcode source versions

Explore RG3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
36
Secondary
7
  1. Park Lane Primary School

    Community school

    92 m
  2. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    497 m
  3. Blagrave Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    573 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,527
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 518
  • Shoplifting 359
  • Anti social behaviour 142
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Other theft 96

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    298 m

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    376 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    1.3 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    2.4 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    3.4 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.6 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.2 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.3 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.3 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    4.7 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Chapel Hill

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Hill

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Hill

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Hill

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Hill Lower Elmstone Drive

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 005D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,353 of 33,755

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

53 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Park Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 92 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,527 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 518 events.

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