RG3 6FS

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 6FS 0 m
RG31 6XZ 78 m
RG31 6UR 99 m
RG31 6YT 125 m
RG31 6YN 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 6FS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 6
Latitude
51.474968
Longitude
-1.052573
British National Grid easting
465,896
British National Grid northing
175,537

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001197
Output area
E00082432
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 004D · E01016318
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 004 · E02003370

Postcode source versions

Explore RG3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Long Lane Primary School

    Community school

    305 m
  2. Downsway Primary School

    Community school

    437 m
  3. Brookfields School

    Academy special converter

    446 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
447
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 154
  • Anti social behaviour 73
  • Shoplifting 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Other theft 31

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.7 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    1.8 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.5 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    2.6 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.4 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    4.5 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Warley Rise

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles
  • White Lodge Close

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles
  • Talbot Way

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles
  • Highfield Road

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles
  • White Lodge Close

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 004D, 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

30,860 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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. Long Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 305 m.

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

Recorded crime

447 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 154 events.

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