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RG31 5WR

Tilehurst & Purley · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Tilehurst & Purley
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 5WJ 0 m
RG31 5UJ 26 m
RG31 5WH 105 m
RG31 5UZ 120 m
RG31 5WQ 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG31 5WR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 5
Latitude
51.462424
Longitude
-1.052531
British National Grid easting
465,917
British National Grid northing
174,142

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Tilehurst & Purley · E05012153
Parish or community
E04001197
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00082154
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 005B · E01016261
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 005 · E02003371

Postcode source versions

Explore RG31

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
30
Secondary
7

  1. Birch Copse Primary School

    Community school

    586 m

  2. Park Lane Primary School

    Community school

    853 m

  3. Little Heath School

    Voluntary aided school

    905 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,204
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 362
  • Shoplifting 361
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Other theft 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 67

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

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    727 m

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    769 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    1.9 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.0 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    3.3 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.5 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.2 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    5.0 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Cromer Close

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

  • Cromer Close

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.1 miles

  • Hallplace Farm

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Chapel Hill Westwood Glen

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.2 miles

  • Hallplace Farm

    BCT · Little Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 005B, 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

33,659 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Birch Copse Primary School is the nearest published school at 586 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,204 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 362 events.

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