RG3 5HX

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 5HX 10 m
RG31 5HZ 49 m
RG31 5NB 66 m
RG31 5JJ 78 m
RG31 5NA 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5HX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.456459
Longitude
-1.047746
British National Grid easting
466,258
British National Grid northing
173,483

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001197
Output area
E00082161
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. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    237 m
  2. Park Lane Primary School

    Community school

    304 m
  3. St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    414 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,384
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 451
  • Shoplifting 358
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Other theft 85

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    596 m

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    654 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    1.6 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

    3.1 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.8 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.2 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

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    5.0 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Warborough Avenue

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.0 miles
  • Warborough Avenue temp

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.0 miles
  • Warborough Avenue

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Mayfair

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Hill Lower Elmstone Drive

    BCT · Tilehurst

    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. Birch Copse Primary School is the nearest published school at 237 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,384 published events cover 12 months, averaging 115.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 451 events.

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