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RG31 5GA

Tilehurst · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Tilehurst
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 5BZ 18 m
RG31 5BY 49 m
RG31 5LX 55 m
RG31 5LY 89 m
RG31 5LL 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG31 5GA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 5
Latitude
51.458136
Longitude
-1.049381
British National Grid easting
466,142
British National Grid northing
173,668

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Tilehurst · E05013878
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00083020
Lower layer super output area
Reading 005E · E01016432
Middle layer super output area
Reading 005 · E02003393

Postcode source versions

Explore RG31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
33
Secondary
7

  1. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    144 m

  2. Park Lane Primary School

    Community school

    419 m

  3. St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    563 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,226
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 376
  • Shoplifting 358
  • Anti social behaviour 116
  • Other theft 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    575 m

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    604 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    1.7 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    2.8 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    3.1 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.0 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.0 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.6 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Normanstead Road

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

  • Normanstead Road

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

  • Warborough Avenue temp

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Warborough Avenue

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Warborough Avenue

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 005E, 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

29,113 of 33,755

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

50 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Birch Copse Primary School is the nearest published school at 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,226 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 376 events.

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