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RG6 2BL

Park · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Park
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG6 7BL 1 m
RG6 7BB 67 m
RG6 7BJ 82 m
RG6 7BN 91 m
RG6 1LS 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG6 2BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 2
Latitude
51.443731
Longitude
-0.934339
British National Grid easting
474,158
British National Grid northing
172,176

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
E00082849
Lower layer super output area
Reading 012B · E01016403
Middle layer super output area
Reading 012 · E02003400

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
52
Secondary
13

  1. Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    391 m

  2. Alfred Sutton Primary School

    Community school

    576 m

  3. UTC Reading

    University technical college

    608 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,577
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 806
  • Shoplifting 693
  • Other theft 200
  • Anti social behaviour 161
  • Public order 154

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    186 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

    1.4 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    2.0 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    2.0 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    2.3 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    2.4 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    2.4 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    2.5 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    3.1 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    3.1 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    3.4 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    3.6 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.6 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    4.1 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.3 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SHINFIELD HOUSE, SCHOOL GREEN, SHINFIELD, READING, RG2 9EH

    ODS code Y02128

    4.4 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

    SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACT, SCHOOL GREEN, SHINFIELD, READING, RG2 9EH

    ODS code K81633

    4.4 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

  • Bridges Hall

    BCT · Whiteknights

    0.1 miles

  • Bridges Hall

    BCT · Whiteknights

    0.1 miles

  • Three Tuns

    BCT · Whiteknights

    0.1 miles

  • Melrose Avenue

    BCT · Whiteknights

    0.1 miles

  • Melrose Avenue

    BCT · Whiteknights

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 012B, 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

26,857 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
4 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 13 secondary schools. Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,577 published events cover 12 months, averaging 214.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 806 events.

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