RG3 5RE

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 4RE 2 m
RG31 7AL 127 m
RG31 4XA 137 m
RG31 7AN 142 m
RG31 4UX 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5RE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.441231
Longitude
-1.054926
British National Grid easting
465,781
British National Grid northing
171,783

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001197
Output area
E00082202
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 006E · E01016273
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
50
Primary
34
Secondary
6
  1. Calcot Infant School and Nursery

    Community school

    322 m
  2. Calcot Junior School

    Community school

    322 m
  3. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
870
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 297
  • Shoplifting 187
  • Public order 84
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 68

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    1.8 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    2.3 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    2.4 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.9 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.8 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.6 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Calcot Post Office

    BCT · Calcot

    0.0 miles
  • Calcot Post Office

    BCT · Calcot

    0.1 miles
  • Mayfield Avenue

    BCT · Calcot

    0.1 miles
  • Mayfield Avenue

    BCT · Calcot

    0.1 miles
  • Torcross Grove

    BCT · Beansheaf Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 006E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,853 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Calcot Infant School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 322 m.

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

Recorded crime

870 published events cover 12 months, averaging 72.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 297 events.

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