RG6 2UW

Hillside · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG6 5UW 26 m
RG6 5YS 114 m
RG6 4EJ 117 m
RG6 4EN 142 m
RG6 5YZ 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG6 2UW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 2
Latitude
51.426806
Longitude
-0.930217
British National Grid easting
474,472
British National Grid northing
170,298

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Electoral ward
Hillside · E05015789
Parish or community
E04001230
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00084065
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 008C · E01016653
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 008 · E02003446

Postcode source versions

Explore RG6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
42
Secondary
10
  1. Radstock Primary School

    Academy converter

    274 m
  2. Hillside Primary School

    Academy converter

    730 m
  3. Whiteknights Primary School

    Academy converter

    879 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,285
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 523
  • Shoplifting 139
  • Anti social behaviour 114
  • Other theft 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 87

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    1.5 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    2.1 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    2.2 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    2.7 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    2.7 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    2.8 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    2.9 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    3.2 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    3.5 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    3.5 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    3.8 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    4.2 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.4 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    4.4 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    4.4 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Faygate Way

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.1 miles
  • Faygate Way

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.1 miles
  • Chatton Close Asda

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.1 miles
  • Chatton Close Asda

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.2 miles
  • Chalfont Way Circle

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 008C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,427 of 33,755

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

70 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 10 secondary schools. Radstock Primary School is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,285 published events cover 12 months, averaging 107.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 523 events.

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