RG3 5PU

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 5PU 0 m
RG31 5QA 49 m
RG31 5NS 86 m
RG31 5PY 104 m
RG31 5PX 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.462090
Longitude
-1.044620
British National Grid easting
466,467
British National Grid northing
174,112

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
E00083014
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
51
Primary
34
Secondary
7
  1. Park Lane Primary School

    Community school

    548 m
  2. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    693 m
  3. Blagrave Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    705 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,521
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 505
  • Shoplifting 363
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 102
  • Other theft 93

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    190 m

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    264 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

    3.6 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.7 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.9 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.4 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.5 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    4.8 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Crescent Road

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Pierces Hill Top

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Pierces Hill Top

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Crescent Road

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Park Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,521 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 505 events.

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