RG31 5BB

Tilehurst · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Local authority
Reading
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 5BA 34 m
RG31 5BE 67 m
RG31 5BL 98 m
RG31 5DG 101 m
RG31 5AX 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG31 5BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 5
Latitude
51.458278
Longitude
-1.043606
British National Grid easting
466,543
British National Grid northing
173,689

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Tilehurst · E05013878
Parish or community
E43000031
Output area
E00082997
Lower layer super output area
Reading 005D · E01016431
Middle layer super output area
Reading 005 · E02003393

Postcode source versions

Explore RG31

39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Downing Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5BB 8 May 2025 £325,000
10, Downing Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5BB 12 August 2024 £335,000
22, Downing Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5BB 3 June 2024 £467,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
36
Secondary
7
  1. Park Lane Primary School

    Community school

    119 m
  2. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    520 m
  3. Blagrave Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    551 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,565
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 530
  • Shoplifting 361
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Other theft 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

17 female, 12 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.2
RG31 5 residents
7,178

Age bands in RG31 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

1,268 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

632 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,544 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.3%

1,849 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,468 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG31 5 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

11

within 5 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    263 m

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    342 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    1.3 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    2.4 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    3.4 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.6 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.2 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.3 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.3 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    4.7 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    4.7 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

  • Chapel Hill

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Hill

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Tilehurst Triangle

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Hill

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles
  • Chapel Hill Lower Elmstone Drive

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 005D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,353 of 33,755

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

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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 £335,000 from 3 recorded sales in RG31 5BB. 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Park Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 119 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,565 published events cover 12 months, averaging 130.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 530 events.

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