RG6 1DR

Park · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Park
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG6 1NR 24 m
RG6 1DP 48 m
RG6 1DL 88 m
RG6 1PR 112 m
RG6 1DS 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG6 1DR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 1
Latitude
51.450234
Longitude
-0.933584
British National Grid easting
474,200
British National Grid northing
172,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Park · E05013874
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading Central · E14001438
Output area
E00082857
Lower layer super output area
Reading 010B · E01016402
Middle layer super output area
Reading 010 · E02003398

Postcode source versions

Explore RG6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
47
Secondary
14
  1. Alfred Sutton Primary School

    Community school

    335 m
  2. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading

    Free schools

    552 m
  3. UTC Reading

    University technical college

    556 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,875
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 930
  • Shoplifting 712
  • Other theft 219
  • Anti social behaviour 201
  • Public order 190

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG6 1 residents
9,357

Age bands in RG6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,646 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.3%

1,637 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

2,609 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.6%

1,925 residents

Age 65 and over
12.4%

1,111 residents

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.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    540 m

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    1.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    1.8 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    1.8 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    2.1 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    2.4 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    2.5 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    2.5 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    2.8 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    3.0 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    3.0 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    3.2 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    3.4 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    3.6 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.7 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.1 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

    4 ST. BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA

    ODS code K81041

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Eastcourt Avenue

    BCT · North Earley

    0.2 miles
  • Eastcourt Avenue

    BCT · North Earley

    0.2 miles
  • St Peters Road

    BCT · Reading

    0.2 miles
  • Culver Lane

    BCT · North Earley

    0.2 miles
  • Palmer Park Avenue

    BCT · Reading

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 010B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

16,906 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 14 secondary schools. Alfred Sutton Primary School is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,875 published events cover 12 months, averaging 239.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 930 events.

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