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RG6 3DX

Hillside · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG6 3DZ 29 m
RG6 3DY 37 m
RG6 3DU 136 m
RG6 5QZ 191 m
RG6 4ER 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG6 3DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 3
Latitude
51.430788
Longitude
-0.919263
British National Grid easting
475,227
British National Grid northing
170,752

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
E00084061
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 008B · E01016652
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 008 · E02003446

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Owston, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3DX 17 August 2017 £430,000
10, Owston, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3DX 28 October 2013 £365,000
1, Owston, Lower Earley, Reading, RG6 3DX 2 August 2012 £321,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
41
Secondary
12

  1. Loddon Primary School

    Community school

    660 m

  2. Radstock Primary School

    Academy converter

    693 m

  3. Maiden Erlegh School

    Academy converter

    830 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,290
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 512
  • Shoplifting 172
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Public order 102
  • Criminal damage and arson 89

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

12 female, 17 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.5% 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

16

within 5 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    599 m

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    1.9 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    2.6 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    2.7 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    3.0 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    3.4 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    3.4 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    3.4 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    3.4 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    3.7 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    3.7 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    4.1 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    4.8 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    4.8 km

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81092

    4.9 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.9 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

  • Marefield

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.1 miles

  • Marefield

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.1 miles

  • Fleetham Gardens

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.2 miles

  • Fleetham Gardens

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.2 miles

  • Chilcombe Way

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 008B, 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

33,345 of 33,755

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

71 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 12 secondary schools. Loddon Primary School is the nearest published school at 660 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,290 published events cover 12 months, averaging 107.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 512 events.

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