RG31 5ND

Tilehurst Birch Copse · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 5NH 48 m
RG31 5JL 67 m
RG31 5NE 97 m
RG31 5NG 119 m
RG31 5XY 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG31 5ND
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 5
Latitude
51.453058
Longitude
-1.058539
British National Grid easting
465,513
British National Grid northing
173,095

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001197
Output area
E00082163
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 005A · E01016258
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 005 · E02003371

Postcode source versions

Explore RG31

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Rutherford Walk, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5ND 20 October 2023 £362,500
11, Rutherford Walk, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5ND 14 September 2021 £344,000
13, Rutherford Walk, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5ND 8 May 2018 £385,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
30
Secondary
6
  1. Little Heath School

    Voluntary aided school

    228 m
  2. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    261 m
  3. St Paul's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    571 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 312
  • Shoplifting 255
  • Public order 81
  • Anti social behaviour 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

21 female, 20 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.6% 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

7

within 5 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    1.4 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.5 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    2.3 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.4 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.5 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.1 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Little Heath School

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Little Heath School

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Footpath to Stratford Way

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Footpath to Stratford Way

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Bitterne Avenue

    BCT · Turnhams Farm

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 005A, 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

27,515 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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
3
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 £353,250 from 2 recorded sales in RG31 5ND. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Berkshire is £402,790 in June 2026, up 0.2% year on year.

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. Little Heath School is the nearest published school at 228 m.

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

Recorded crime

966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 312 events.

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