RG3 5UF

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 5UB 294 m
RG31 5QE 339 m
RG31 5BF 376 m
RG31 6ZX 402 m
RG31 6ZY 412 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5UF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.462094
Longitude
-1.058540
British National Grid easting
465,500
British National Grid northing
174,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001197
Output area
E00082151
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 005B · E01016261
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
44
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    755 m
  2. Little Heath School

    Voluntary aided school

    779 m
  3. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
942
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 360
  • Violence and sexual offences 239
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Other theft 46

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.1 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    1.2 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.3 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    3.1 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.3 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.4 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Hallplace Farm

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Hallplace Farm

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.3 miles
  • The Birchwoods

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Cromer Close

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.4 miles
  • Chapel Hill Westwood Glen

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 005B, 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

33,659 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Birch Copse Primary School is the nearest published school at 755 m.

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

Recorded crime

942 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 360 events.

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