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RG3 6SW

Tilehurst & Purley · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Tilehurst & Purley
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 6FU 118 m
RG31 6SJ 137 m
RG31 6FY 160 m
RG31 6FQ 164 m
RG31 6SH 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 6SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 6
Latitude
51.471903
Longitude
-1.048260
British National Grid easting
466,200
British National Grid northing
175,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Tilehurst & Purley · E05012153
Parish or community
E04001197
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00082585
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 005C · E01016349
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 005 · E02003371

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
7

  1. Brookfields School

    Academy special converter

    185 m

  2. Downsway Primary School

    Community school

    208 m

  3. Westwood Farm Infant School

    Community school

    363 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
967
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 289
  • Shoplifting 268
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Other theft 59

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.3 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    1.4 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.0 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.0 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.1 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.3 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    4.4 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Talbot Way

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

  • Warley Rise

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles

  • Warley Rise

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles

  • Clanfield Crescent

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles

  • Addiscombe Chase

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 005C, 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

32,661 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Brookfields School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

967 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 289 events.

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