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RG30

UK postcode district

Part of Reading

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,493
Current units
966
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
10

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
527

Postcode sectors in RG30

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

6 sectors
25,939 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
62, Elm Park Road, Reading, RG30 2TN 20 July 2026 £285,000
28, Ashampstead Road, Reading, RG30 3LA 17 July 2026 £355,000
95, St Michaels Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4RY 16 July 2026 £430,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
21
Primary
11
Secondary
3

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
3,338
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,503
  • Anti social behaviour 302
  • Public order 289
  • Other theft 265
  • Criminal damage and arson 225

Census 2021

Population and age profile

RG30 usual residents
48,859
Age-profile population
49,063

Age bands in RG30

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
20.1%
9,885 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.4%
5,101 residents
Age 25 to 44
32.3%
15,824 residents
Age 45 to 64
24.1%
11,826 residents
Age 65 and over
13.1%
6,427 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 938 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 921 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 877 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

in this district

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £320,000 from 3,384 recorded sales in RG30. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Reading is £361,243 in June 2026, up 0.9% year on year.

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 3 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

3,338 published events cover 12 months, averaging 278 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,503 events.

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