RG31 6JR

Kentwood · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Local authority
Reading
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 6JQ 67 m
RG31 6HF 117 m
RG31 6JN 127 m
RG31 6HE 135 m
RG31 6JS 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG31 6JR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 6
Latitude
51.464632
Longitude
-1.041040
British National Grid easting
466,712
British National Grid northing
174,398

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Kentwood · E05013872
Parish or community
E43000031
Output area
E00082757
Lower layer super output area
Reading 005A · E01016380
Middle layer super output area
Reading 005 · E02003393

Postcode source versions

Explore RG31

50 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8a, Wardle Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6JR 17 November 2025 £920,000
5, Wardle Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6JR 30 August 2024 £725,000
2, Wardle Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6JR 14 June 2024 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
36
Secondary
8
  1. Blagrave Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    726 m
  2. Park Lane Primary School

    Community school

    844 m
  3. Westwood Farm Infant School

    Community school

    991 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,704
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 567
  • Shoplifting 426
  • Anti social behaviour 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 104
  • Other theft 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
102

47 female, 55 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
3.2
RG31 6 residents
10,278

Age bands in RG31 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

1,693 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,049 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

2,309 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

2,998 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

2,187 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG31 6 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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    387 m

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    475 m

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    1.2 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    2.2 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.5 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.9 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    4.0 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.2 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.4 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code K81081

    4.7 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, BROAD ST HC, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code Y02476

    4.7 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

    59A HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SS

    ODS code K81014

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Pierces Hill Top

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.2 miles
  • Pierces Hill Top

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.2 miles
  • Crescent Road

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.2 miles
  • Crescent Road

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.2 miles
  • The Victoria

    BCT · Tilehurst

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 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

29,418 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
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 £787,500 from 4 recorded sales in RG31 6JR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Reading is £361,243 in June 2026, up 0.9% year on year.

Schools

54 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 8 secondary schools. Blagrave Nursery School is the nearest published school at 726 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,704 published events cover 12 months, averaging 142 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 567 events.

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