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RG6 6EF

Hillside · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hillside
Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG6 6EH 54 m
RG6 6DD 61 m
RG6 6DF 61 m
RG6 6UA 107 m
RG6 6EY 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG6 6EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 6
Latitude
51.440348
Longitude
-0.943079
British National Grid easting
473,556
British National Grid northing
171,791

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
E00188402
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 008H · E01035257
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 008 · E02003446

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
48
Secondary
14

  1. University of Reading

    Higher education institutions

    280 m

  2. Redlands Primary School

    Community school

    798 m

  3. UTC Reading

    University technical college

    833 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,232
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,117
  • Shoplifting 684
  • Other theft 258
  • Anti social behaviour 202
  • Public order 200

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG6 6 residents
2,636

Age bands in RG6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
1.9%

32 residents

Age 15 to 24
85.7%

1,465 residents

Age 25 to 44
7%

120 residents

Age 45 to 64
3.7%

64 residents

Age 65 and over
1.6%

28 residents

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    763 m

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    844 m

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    1.1 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    1.7 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    1.7 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    1.8 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    2.1 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    2.4 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    2.8 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    2.8 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.1 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    3.1 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    3.2 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.8 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    4.0 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    4.0 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    4.0 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    4.1 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

  • RUSU The Square

    BCT · University of Reading

    0.1 miles

  • Reading University

    BCT · University of Reading

    0.2 miles

  • Reading University

    BCT · University of Reading

    0.2 miles

  • Pepper Lane University

    BCT · University of Reading

    0.2 miles

  • Pepper Lane University

    BCT · University of Reading

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 008H, 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

33,196 of 33,755

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

84 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 14 secondary schools. University of Reading is the nearest published school at 280 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,232 published events cover 12 months, averaging 269.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,117 events.

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