RG3 5HS

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 5HS 6 m
RG31 5HT 38 m
RG31 5DB 63 m
RG31 5HU 97 m
RG31 5DT 123 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5HS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.455050
Longitude
-1.047991
British National Grid easting
466,243
British National Grid northing
173,326

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001197
Output area
E00082160
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 006C · E01016262
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
53
Primary
36
Secondary
7
  1. St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    270 m
  2. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    319 m
  3. Park Lane Primary School

    Community school

    391 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,330
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 459
  • Shoplifting 308
  • Anti social behaviour 125
  • Criminal damage and arson 91
  • Other theft 88

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    729 m

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    795 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    1.7 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    2.7 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    2.9 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.9 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.3 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.4 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Warborough Avenue

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles
  • City Road

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Warborough Avenue

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles
  • City Road

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Wellfield Close

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 006C, 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

33,209 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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. St Paul's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 270 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,330 published events cover 12 months, averaging 110.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 459 events.

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