RG3 5TT

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 4TT 0 m
RG31 4EY 81 m
RG31 5XU 123 m
RG31 5XT 130 m
RG31 4EU 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5TT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.449856
Longitude
-1.059612
British National Grid easting
465,443
British National Grid northing
172,738

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001197
Output area
E00172655
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 005A · E01016258
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 005 · E02003371

Postcode source versions

Explore RG3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    494 m
  2. Little Heath School

    Voluntary aided school

    592 m
  3. St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    740 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
962
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 302
  • Shoplifting 263
  • Public order 88
  • Anti social behaviour 80
  • Criminal damage and arson 73

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    1.7 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.7 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    2.0 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.6 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.7 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.4 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Footpath to Stratford Way

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Footpath to Stratford Way

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Bitterne Avenue

    BCT · Turnhams Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Bitterne Avenue

    BCT · Turnhams Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Little Heath School

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.3 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

46 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. Springfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 494 m.

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

Recorded crime

962 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 302 events.

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