RG3 5WF

Tilehurst & Purley · 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 5WF 6 m
RG31 5WQ 84 m
RG31 5WD 102 m
RG31 5WG 105 m
RG31 5QB 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5WF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.464081
Longitude
-1.050625
British National Grid easting
466,047
British National Grid northing
174,328

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001197
Output area
E00082155
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 005B · E01016261
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
49
Primary
32
Secondary
7
  1. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    759 m
  2. Downsway Primary School

    Community school

    788 m
  3. Denefield School

    Academy converter

    908 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,281
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 393
  • Shoplifting 363
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Other theft 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 74

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    663 m

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    729 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    1.8 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    2.9 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.5 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

    4.1 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.9 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Fairford Road (Dark Lane)

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles
  • Fairford Road

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Elmstone Drive

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Pierces Hill Foot

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Pierces Hill Foot

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. Birch Copse Primary School is the nearest published school at 759 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,281 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 393 events.

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