RG30 6ED

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 6EE 46 m
RG30 6EB 87 m
RG30 6EN 90 m
RG30 6BA 97 m
RG30 6NF 112 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG30 6ED
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG30
Postcode sector
RG30 6
Latitude
51.463450
Longitude
-1.029592
British National Grid easting
467,509
British National Grid northing
174,277

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
E00082760
Lower layer super output area
Reading 005B · E01016383
Middle layer super output area
Reading 005 · E02003393

Postcode source versions

Explore RG30

49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
54, Vale Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6ED 6 June 2024 £325,000
48, Vale Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6ED 6 November 2023 £310,000
17, Vale Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6ED 6 May 2022 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
41
Secondary
9
  1. Meadow Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    395 m
  2. Norcot Early Years Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    550 m
  3. Blagrave Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    654 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,457
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 913
  • Shoplifting 468
  • Anti social behaviour 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 173
  • Other theft 165

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
106

56 female, 50 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.4
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 1.6% 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

15

within 5 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    447 m

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    913 m

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    923 m

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    1.4 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    2.7 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    3.4 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.6 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    3.9 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    3.9 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    4.0 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    4.5 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    4.5 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    4.5 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.7 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    4.8 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

  • Armour Hill

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.2 miles
  • Armour Hill

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.2 miles
  • Kentwood Close

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.2 miles
  • Kentwood Close

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.2 miles
  • Derwent Avenue

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 005B, 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

20,289 of 33,755

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

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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
8
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 £317,500 from 4 recorded sales in RG30 6ED. 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

66 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 9 secondary schools. Meadow Park Academy is the nearest published school at 395 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,457 published events cover 12 months, averaging 204.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 913 events.

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