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RG5 4JJ

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 4JP 83 m
RG5 4JH 93 m
RG5 4JL 96 m
RG5 4JA 130 m
RG5 3LX 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG5 4JJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG5
Postcode sector
RG5 4
Latitude
51.452532
Longitude
-0.902919
British National Grid easting
476,327
British National Grid northing
173,187

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
E00083896
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 005B · E01016616
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 005 · E02003443

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Ambleside Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4JJ 7 February 2024 £566,000
16, Ambleside Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4JJ 18 March 2022 £375,000
15, Ambleside Close, Woodley, Reading, RG5 4JJ 29 September 2021 £449,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
38
Secondary
10

  1. Beechwood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    95 m

  2. The Ambleside Centre

    Local authority nursery school

    114 m

  3. Rivermead Primary School

    Academy converter

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,210
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 502
  • Shoplifting 137
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Public order 99
  • Other theft 87

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

23 female, 26 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.9
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

11

within 5 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    130 m

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    1.1 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    2.3 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    2.3 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    3.4 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

    4.0 km

  • TWYFORD SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81070

    4.2 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    4.5 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    4.6 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    4.8 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

  • Chequers

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles

  • Chequers

    BCT · Woodley

    0.2 miles

  • Headley Road Circle

    BCT · Woodley

    0.2 miles

  • Chequers

    BCT · Woodley

    0.2 miles

  • Silver Fox Crescent

    BCT · Woodley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,911 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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 £449,950 from 3 recorded sales in RG5 4JJ. 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 10 secondary schools. Beechwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 95 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,210 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 502 events.

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