RG30 6AF

Kentwood · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Local authority
Reading
Postcode district
RG30
Postcode sector
RG30 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG30 6AN 93 m
RG30 6AL 99 m
RG30 6AE 103 m
RG30 6AR 110 m
RG30 4YT 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG30 6AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG30
Postcode sector
RG30 6
Latitude
51.460057
Longitude
-1.020596
British National Grid easting
468,139
British National Grid northing
173,908

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Kentwood · E05013872
Parish or community
E43000031
Output area
E00082768
Lower layer super output area
Reading 006A · E01016381
Middle layer super output area
Reading 006 · E02003394

Postcode source versions

Explore RG30

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
271, Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AF 13 October 2023 £450,000
257, Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AF 12 January 2023 £515,000
255, Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AF 12 January 2023 £500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
43
Secondary
10
  1. Ranikhet Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    387 m
  2. Meadow Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    465 m
  3. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    712 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,439
  • Shoplifting 467
  • Anti social behaviour 284
  • Criminal damage and arson 256
  • Other theft 255

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
72

39 female, 33 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
3.3
RG30 6 residents
6,431

Age bands in RG30 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%

1,302 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

697 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

1,935 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

1,684 residents

Age 65 and over
13.7%

889 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG30 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    350 m

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    753 m

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    1.5 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.5 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    2.0 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    2.7 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    2.9 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    3.2 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    3.2 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

    59A HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SS

    ODS code K81014

    3.5 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    3.8 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

    MILMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1ST FLOOR, 50 MILMAN ROAD, READING, RG2 0AR

    ODS code K81040

    4.1 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

    4 ST. BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA

    ODS code K81041

    4.2 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    4.3 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

    22 LONG BARN LANE, WHITLEY, READING, RG2 7SZ

    ODS code K81048

    4.6 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    4.8 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lawrence Road

    BCT · Norcot

    0.0 miles
  • Lawrence Road

    BCT · Norcot

    0.1 miles
  • Romany Lane

    BCT · Norcot

    0.1 miles
  • Romany Lane

    BCT · Norcot

    0.2 miles
  • Church End Lane

    BCT · Norcot

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 006A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,477 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
5
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £430,000 from 7 recorded sales in RG30 6AF. 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

74 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 10 secondary schools. Ranikhet Academy is the nearest published school at 387 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 289.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,439 events.

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