RG3 6EJ

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 6EJ 0 m
RG30 6DU 44 m
RG30 6DN 85 m
RG31 6DL 90 m
RG30 6EL 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 6EJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 6
Latitude
51.466143
Longitude
-1.030097
British National Grid easting
467,470
British National Grid northing
174,576

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
E00082749
Lower layer super output area
Reading 006C · E01016385
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
63
Primary
40
Secondary
8
  1. Norcot Early Years Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    484 m
  2. Meadow Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    689 m
  3. Blagrave Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    886 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,143
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 758
  • Shoplifting 469
  • Anti social behaviour 175
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Other theft 142

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    721 m

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.0 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    1.0 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    1.6 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    2.9 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    3.5 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.8 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    4.0 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    4.0 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    4.0 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    4.4 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.5 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    4.6 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Derwent Avenue

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.1 miles
  • Derwent Avenue

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.1 miles
  • Armour Hill

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.1 miles
  • Armour Hill

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.1 miles
  • Oak Tree Road

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 006C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,819 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 8 secondary schools. Norcot Early Years Centre is the nearest published school at 484 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,143 published events cover 12 months, averaging 178.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 758 events.

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