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RG6 1RA

Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates
Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG6 1PQ 225 m
RG6 1AW 286 m
RG1 3LU 340 m
RG6 1AZ 347 m
RG1 3PQ 486 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG6 1RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 1
Latitude
51.459846
Longitude
-0.939520
British National Grid easting
473,772
British National Grid northing
173,963

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Electoral ward
Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates · E05015791
Parish or community
E04001230
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00083886
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 006A · E01016613
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 006 · E02003444

Postcode source versions

Explore RG6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
47
Secondary
13

  1. New Town Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    800 m

  2. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Caversham Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,977
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 972
  • Shoplifting 653
  • Other theft 240
  • Anti social behaviour 223
  • Public order 212

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.

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

    1.5 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    1.7 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    1.7 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    2.2 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    2.4 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    2.6 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    2.6 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    2.6 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    2.7 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    2.7 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    3.0 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    3.3 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81041

    3.5 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    3.6 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.6 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    3.7 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.7 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    4.9 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

  • Oracle

    BCT · Thames Valley Park

    0.1 miles

  • Thames Valley P&R

    BCT · Thames Valley Park

    0.2 miles

  • Computacentre

    BCT · Thames Valley Park

    0.3 miles

  • London Road - The Drive

    BCT · North Earley

    0.3 miles

  • London Road - The Drive

    BCT · North Earley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 006A, 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

21,885 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 13 secondary schools. New Town Primary School is the nearest published school at 800 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,977 published events cover 12 months, averaging 248.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 972 events.

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