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RG3 6LJ

Kentwood · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Kentwood
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 6LJ 4 m
RG31 6LQ 92 m
RG31 6RB 101 m
RG31 6RD 119 m
RG31 6PH 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 6LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 6
Latitude
51.464561
Longitude
-1.045533
British National Grid easting
466,400
British National Grid northing
174,386

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Kentwood · E05013872
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00082759
Lower layer super output area
Reading 005A · E01016380
Middle layer super output area
Reading 005 · E02003393

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. Downsway Primary School

    Community school

    827 m

  2. Park Lane Primary School

    Community school

    830 m

  3. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    894 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,454
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 478
  • Shoplifting 363
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Criminal damage and arson 92
  • Other theft 91

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    435 m

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    525 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    1.5 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    2.5 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.7 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.8 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    3.8 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.5 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.6 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    5.0 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Pierces Hill Foot

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

  • Pierces Hill Foot

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

  • Pierces Hill Top

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

  • Pierces Hill Top

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

  • Lower Elmstone Drive

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 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

29,418 of 33,755

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

51 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Downsway Primary School is the nearest published school at 827 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,454 published events cover 12 months, averaging 121.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 478 events.

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