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RG5 4AE

South Lake · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Reading
Ward
South Lake
Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Postcode district
RG5
Postcode sector
RG5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG5 4EZ 20 m
RG5 4AW 48 m
RG5 4AY 62 m
RG5 3QJ 114 m
RG5 3QD 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG5 4AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG5
Postcode sector
RG5 4
Latitude
51.443641
Longitude
-0.899261
British National Grid easting
476,596
British National Grid northing
172,202

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Electoral ward
South Lake · E05015794
Parish or community
E04001243
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00084105
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 005D · E01016662
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 005 · E02003443

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Property

At this postcode

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17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
91, Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4AE 29 June 2026 £738,000
89, Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4AE 24 October 2025 £680,000
117, Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4AE 29 July 2022 £837,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
38
Secondary
12

  1. Rivermead Primary School

    Academy converter

    608 m

  2. South Lake Primary School

    Academy converter

    627 m

  3. Beechwood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    995 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,092
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 470
  • Public order 114
  • Anti social behaviour 113
  • Criminal damage and arson 93
  • Other theft 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

26 female, 25 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
3.6
RG5 4 residents
16,270

Age bands in RG5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

3,317 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,602 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

4,412 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

4,328 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

2,861 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG5 4 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

12

within 5 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

    WOODLEY CENTRE SURGERY, 6 HEADLEY ROAD, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4JA

    ODS code K81051

    1.1 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    1.4 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    BROOKSIDE SURGERY, BROOKSIDE CLOSE, EARLEY, READING, RG6 7HG

    ODS code K81047

    1.5 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    2.4 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    3.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE, 9-11 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HE

    ODS code K81605

    3.8 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    4.3 km

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

    WOOSEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE, FERNLEA DRIVE, WOOSEHILL, WOKINGHAM, RG41 3DR

    ODS code K81092

    4.6 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

    MILMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1ST FLOOR, 50 MILMAN ROAD, READING, RG2 0AR

    ODS code K81040

    4.8 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

    22 LONG BARN LANE, WHITLEY, READING, RG2 7SZ

    ODS code K81048

    4.8 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    4.8 km

  • TWYFORD SURGERY

    6 LODDON HALL ROAD, TWYFORD, READING, RG10 9JA

    ODS code K81070

    4.9 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 Ridgeway

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles

  • Good Companions

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles

  • The Ridgeway

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles

  • Good Companions

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles

  • Hearn Road

    BCT · Woodley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,552 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

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 £709,000 from 4 recorded sales in RG5 4AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wokingham is £498,941 in June 2026, down 3.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

68 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 12 secondary schools. Rivermead Primary School is the nearest published school at 608 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,092 published events cover 12 months, averaging 91 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 470 events.

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