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RG6 6JS

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 6JT 42 m
RG6 6JR 43 m
RG6 6JL 47 m
RG6 6JQ 62 m
RG6 6JP 78 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG6 6JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 6
Latitude
51.444904
Longitude
-0.943693
British National Grid easting
473,506
British National Grid northing
172,297

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

Explore RG6

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
51
Secondary
15

  1. Redlands Primary School

    Community school

    378 m

  2. UTC Reading

    University technical college

    381 m

  3. Maiden Erlegh School in Reading

    Free schools

    391 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,805
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,376
  • Shoplifting 641
  • Other theft 334
  • Anti social behaviour 267
  • Public order 257

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

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 2024-04-08.

GP practices

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    675 m

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    705 m

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    877 m

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    1.4 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    1.7 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    1.8 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    1.9 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    2.5 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    2.5 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    2.6 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    2.9 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    2.9 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.0 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    3.6 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.6 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    4.0 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    4.5 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    4.5 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

    4 ST. BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA

    ODS code K81041

    4.8 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Eastern Avenue

    BCT · Whiteknights

    178 m

  • Eastern Avenue

    BCT · Whiteknights

    184 m

  • Mockbeggar

    BCT · Whiteknights

    210 m

  • Eastern Avenue Foot

    BCT · Whiteknights

    215 m

  • Eastern Avenue Foot

    BCT · Whiteknights

    227 m

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

Schools

87 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 15 secondary schools. Redlands Primary School is the nearest published school at 378 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,805 published events cover 12 months, averaging 317 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,376 events.

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