RG3 6AX

Kentwood · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Reading
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG30 6AX 51 m
RG30 6AY 92 m
RG30 6AQ 177 m
RG30 6AZ 186 m
RG30 6BX 250 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 6AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 6
Latitude
51.465434
Longitude
-1.014032
British National Grid easting
468,587
British National Grid northing
174,512

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Kentwood · E05013872
Parish or community
E43000031
Output area
E00082755
Lower layer super output area
Reading 006B · E01016382
Middle layer super output area
Reading 006 · E02003394

Postcode source versions

Explore RG3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
45
Secondary
10
  1. Norcot Early Years Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    641 m
  2. Ranikhet Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    933 m
  3. Meadow Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,346
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 954
  • Anti social behaviour 245
  • Other theft 191
  • Public order 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 181

GP practices

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    649 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    987 m

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    1.8 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    2.0 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    2.0 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    2.5 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

    59A HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SS

    ODS code K81014

    2.9 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code K81081

    2.9 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, BROAD ST HC, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code Y02476

    2.9 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    2.9 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

    4 ST. BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA

    ODS code K81041

    3.5 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    3.6 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

    MILMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1ST FLOOR, 50 MILMAN ROAD, READING, RG2 0AR

    ODS code K81040

    4.0 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    4.1 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

    22 LONG BARN LANE, WHITLEY, READING, RG2 7SZ

    ODS code K81048

    4.6 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Cold Store

    BCT · Norcot

    0.1 miles
  • Cold Store

    BCT · Norcot

    0.1 miles
  • The Restoration

    BCT · Norcot

    0.2 miles
  • Stone Street

    BCT · Norcot

    0.2 miles
  • Stone Street

    BCT · Norcot

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 006B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,848 of 33,755

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

75 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 10 secondary schools. Norcot Early Years Centre is the nearest published school at 641 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,346 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 954 events.

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