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RG31 6SN

Tilehurst & Purley · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Reading
Ward
Tilehurst & Purley
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG31 6QN 61 m
RG31 6SL 65 m
RG31 6QR 78 m
RG31 6SP 154 m
RG31 6QP 165 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG31 6SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG31
Postcode sector
RG31 6
Latitude
51.469709
Longitude
-1.048262
British National Grid easting
466,203
British National Grid northing
174,956

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
E00082586
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 005D · E01016350
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 005 · E02003371

Postcode source versions

Explore RG31

Property

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
71, Cotswold Way, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6SN 31 August 2022 £380,000
74, Cotswold Way, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6SN 17 February 2020 £445,000
67, Cotswold Way, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6SN 29 June 2018 £440,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
31
Secondary
7

  1. Downsway Primary School

    Community school

    250 m

  2. Brookfields School

    Academy special converter

    411 m

  3. Westwood Farm Infant School

    Community school

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,187
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 363
  • Violence and sexual offences 332
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Other theft 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 70

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

21 female, 18 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
3.5
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 0.4% 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

8

within 5 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    1.0 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    1.1 km

  • 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

    2.9 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.2 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    4.2 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

    4.9 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

  • Clanfield Crescent

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

  • Dell Road

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

  • Dell Road

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

  • Kirkfell Close

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

  • Tring Road Shops

    BCT · Kentwood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 005D, 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

30,972 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
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 £380,000 from 1 recorded sale in RG31 6SN. 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Downsway Primary School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,187 published events cover 12 months, averaging 98.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 363 events.

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