RG3 6UX

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
RG8 8DE 65 m
RG8 8DF 91 m
RG8 8EW 91 m
RG31 6YD 121 m
RG31 6YP 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG3 6UX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG3
Postcode sector
RG3 6
Latitude
51.480006
Longitude
-1.049531
British National Grid easting
466,100
British National Grid northing
176,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001186
Output area
E00082425
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 004C · E01016317
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 004 · E02003370

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
25
Secondary
4
  1. Purley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    236 m
  2. Long Lane Primary School

    Community school

    341 m
  3. Brookfields School

    Academy special converter

    773 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
374
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 125
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Shoplifting 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Other theft 26

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    2.1 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    2.2 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    2.6 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.8 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.5 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Cecil Aldin Drive

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles
  • Cecil Aldin Drive

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles
  • New Hill

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles
  • New Hill

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles
  • Sherwood Rise

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 004C, 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

21,654 of 33,755

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

40 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Purley CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 236 m.

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

Recorded crime

374 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 125 events.

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