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RG31 5TY

Tilehurst Birch Copse · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Reading
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 5UE 87 m
RG31 5UH 90 m
RG31 5TZ 119 m
RG31 5LD 123 m
RG31 5LE 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG31 5TY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 5
Latitude
51.457362
Longitude
-1.057083
British National Grid easting
465,608
British National Grid northing
173,575

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
E00172655
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 005A · E01016258
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 005 · E02003371

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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44 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
47, Flat 1, Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5TY 6 August 2025 £265,000
69, Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5TY 14 March 2025 £585,000
29a, Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5TY 13 May 2024 £775,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
7

  1. Little Heath School

    Voluntary aided school

    263 m

  2. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    429 m

  3. Springfield Primary School

    Community school

    499 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
912
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 307
  • Violence and sexual offences 262
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Other theft 49

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
100

49 female, 51 male

Postcode households
41
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 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG31 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    1.1 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.1 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.2 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    2.7 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.3 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.8 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Birchwoods

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.0 miles

  • Hallplace Farm

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Little Heath School

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Little Heath School

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Hallplace Farm

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.3 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £581,000 from 6 recorded sales in RG31 5TY. 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

Published establishments

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Little Heath School is the nearest published school at 263 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

912 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 307 events.

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