RG3 5WL

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 68 m
RG31 5DE 92 m
RG31 5BF 108 m
RG31 5LW 144 m
RG31 5DF 173 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 5WL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 5
Latitude
51.460262
Longitude
-1.054260
British National Grid easting
465,800
British National Grid northing
173,900

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
47
Primary
30
Secondary
7
  1. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    407 m
  2. Little Heath School

    Voluntary aided school

    636 m
  3. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    796 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,084
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 361
  • Violence and sexual offences 303
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Other theft 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 57

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    842 m

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    856 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.0 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    3.1 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.1 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.6 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Hallplace Farm

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.0 miles
  • Hallplace Farm

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.0 miles
  • Chapel Hill Westwood Glen

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.2 miles
  • Chapel Hill Westwood Glen

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.2 miles
  • Cromer Close

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.2 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Birch Copse Primary School is the nearest published school at 407 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,084 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 361 events.

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