RG3 5GS

Tilehurst Birch Copse · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Berkshire
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 4HQ 41 m
RG31 4EU 96 m
RG31 4EY 101 m
RG31 4TU 139 m
RG31 4TT 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5GS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.448609
Longitude
-1.058817
British National Grid easting
465,500
British National Grid northing
172,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001197
Output area
E00082143
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 006A · E01016259
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 006 · E02003372

Postcode source versions

Explore RG3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    575 m
  2. Little Heath School

    Voluntary aided school

    723 m
  3. St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    774 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
994
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 322
  • Shoplifting 263
  • Public order 91
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 73

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    1.8 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.8 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    1.9 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.6 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.6 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.6 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Footpath to Stratford Way

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Footpath to Stratford Way

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Bitterne Avenue

    BCT · Turnhams Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Bitterne Avenue

    BCT · Turnhams Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Springfield

    BCT · Turnhams Farm

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 006A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,019 of 33,755

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

46 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Springfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 575 m.

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

Recorded crime

994 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 322 events.

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