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RG31 5JN

Tilehurst Birch Copse · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 5LH 25 m
RG31 5LN 59 m
RG31 5LP 105 m
RG31 5JY 111 m
RG31 5LR 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG31 5JN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 5
Latitude
51.456654
Longitude
-1.052895
British National Grid easting
465,900
British National Grid northing
173,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse · E05012154
Parish or community
E04001197
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00082159
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 006C · E01016262
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 006 · E02003372

Postcode source versions

Explore RG31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
32
Secondary
7

  1. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    153 m

  2. Little Heath School

    Voluntary aided school

    405 m

  3. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    415 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,157
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 358
  • Violence and sexual offences 343
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Other theft 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 72

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

    868 m

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    898 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    1.9 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    2.8 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.0 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.0 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.2 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.8 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wellfield Close

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Wellfield Close

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Warborough Avenue

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

  • The Birchwoods

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

  • St Pauls School

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 006C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,209 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. Birch Copse Primary School is the nearest published school at 153 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,157 published events cover 12 months, averaging 96.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 358 events.

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