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RG6 3BB

Hawkedon · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Ward
Hawkedon
Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG6 3BD 72 m
RG6 3BJ 86 m
RG6 3BQ 132 m
RG6 3AF 173 m
RG6 3BH 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG6 3BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 3
Latitude
51.431611
Longitude
-0.901377
British National Grid easting
476,469
British National Grid northing
170,862

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Electoral ward
Hawkedon · E05015788
Parish or community
E04001230
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00084025
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 009A · E01016647
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 009 · E02003447

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Ridlington Close, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3BB 3 September 2019 £380,000
12, Ridlington Close, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3BB 17 May 2013 £425,000
14, Ridlington Close, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3BB 15 June 2011 £298,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
42
Secondary
12

  1. Hawkedon Primary School

    Academy converter

    300 m

  2. Loddon Primary School

    Community school

    746 m

  3. The Forest School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
962
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 462
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Public order 87
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Other theft 76

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
45

20 female, 25 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.6
RG6 3 residents
5,746

Age bands in RG6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%

1,199 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

647 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

1,705 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,682 residents

Age 65 and over
12.7%

763 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG6 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    706 m

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    2.4 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    2.7 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    2.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    3.8 km

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

    WOOSEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE, FERNLEA DRIVE, WOOSEHILL, WOKINGHAM, RG41 3DR

    ODS code K81092

    3.9 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    4.0 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    4.3 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    4.3 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    4.6 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    4.6 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thistleton Way

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.1 miles

  • Easington Drive

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.2 miles

  • Easington Drive

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.2 miles

  • Sindlesham Mill

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.2 miles

  • Sindlesham Mill

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 009A, 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

30,501 of 33,755

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

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
15
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

70 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 12 secondary schools. Hawkedon Primary School is the nearest published school at 300 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

962 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 462 events.

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