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RG6 1QD

Park · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1JJ 56 m
RG6 1LE 85 m
RG1 5RJ 110 m
RG1 5RH 117 m
RG1 3QB 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG6 1QD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 1
Latitude
51.451224
Longitude
-0.942612
British National Grid easting
473,571
British National Grid northing
173,001

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
E00082856
Lower layer super output area
Reading 012A · E01016401
Middle layer super output area
Reading 012 · E02003400

Postcode source versions

Explore RG6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
48
Secondary
13

  1. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading

    Free schools

    410 m

  2. UTC Reading

    University technical college

    425 m

  3. Alfred Sutton Primary School

    Community school

    465 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,701
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,209
  • Shoplifting 743
  • Other theft 341
  • Anti social behaviour 262
  • Public order 255

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

20 female, 7 male

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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG6 1 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

18

within 5 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    694 m

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    882 m

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    1.2 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    1.4 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    1.8 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    1.9 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    2.3 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    2.3 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    2.4 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    2.7 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    2.8 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    3.0 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    3.1 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.1 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.5 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    3.8 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    4.2 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    4.8 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

  • College Road

    BCT · Palmer Park

    0.0 miles

  • College Road

    BCT · Palmer Park

    0.1 miles

  • Hamilton Road

    BCT · Palmer Park

    0.2 miles

  • Palmer Park Avenue

    BCT · Reading

    0.2 miles

  • Hamilton Road

    BCT · Palmer Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 012A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,916 of 33,755

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

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
1
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

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 13 secondary schools. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading is the nearest published school at 410 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,701 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,209 events.

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