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RG5 4BA

Loddon · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG5 4DT 48 m
RG5 4DP 112 m
RG5 4BZ 122 m
RG5 4BB 130 m
RG5 4DB 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG5 4BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG5
Postcode sector
RG5 4
Latitude
51.445705
Longitude
-0.889254
British National Grid easting
477,288
British National Grid northing
172,442

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Electoral ward
Loddon · E05015790
Parish or community
E04001243
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00084099
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 007A · E01016661
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 007 · E02003445

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Oak Drive, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4BA 5 November 2021 £466,000
26, Oak Drive, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4BA 28 May 2019 £365,000
28, Oak Drive, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4BA 28 June 2018 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
35
Secondary
9

  1. Rivermead Primary School

    Academy converter

    606 m

  2. Woodley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  3. South Lake Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
813
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 329
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Public order 87
  • Other theft 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

20 female, 22 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.3
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

9

within 5 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    944 m

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    1.3 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    2.1 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    3.1 km

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81092

    4.3 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    4.4 km

  • TWYFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81070

    4.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    4.5 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    5.0 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

  • Oak Drive

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles

  • Oak Drive

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles

  • Oak Drive

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles

  • Colemans Moor Lane Foot

    BCT · Woodley

    0.2 miles

  • Colemans Moor Lane Foot

    BCT · Woodley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 007A, 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

31,536 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
7
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 £466,000 from 1 recorded sale in RG5 4BA. 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 9 secondary schools. Rivermead Primary School is the nearest published school at 606 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

813 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 329 events.

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