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RG3 5JU

Tilehurst Birch Copse · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 5JU 0 m
RG31 5JY 36 m
RG31 5HJ 112 m
RG31 5LH 121 m
RG31 5HL 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5JU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.455400
Longitude
-1.053525
British National Grid easting
465,858
British National Grid northing
173,360

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse · E05012154
Parish or community
E04001197
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00172657
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 005A · E01016258
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 005 · E02003371

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
32
Secondary
7

  1. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    269 m

  2. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    275 m

  3. Little Heath School

    Voluntary aided school

    324 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,111
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 354
  • Shoplifting 308
  • Anti social behaviour 101
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Other theft 72

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    978 m

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.0 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.0 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    2.7 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.1 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.1 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.2 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.8 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Wellfield Close

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Wellfield Close

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Springfield

    BCT · Turnhams Farm

    0.2 miles

  • Springfield

    BCT · Turnhams Farm

    0.2 miles

  • St Pauls School

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 005A, 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

27,515 of 33,755

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

50 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. Springfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 92.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 354 events.

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