RG6 7LS

Maiden Erlegh & Whitegates · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG6 7LW 59 m
RG6 7LR 70 m
RG6 7AH 82 m
RG6 7HG 135 m
RG6 7HD 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG6 7LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG6
Postcode sector
RG6 7
Latitude
51.433978
Longitude
-0.912167
British National Grid easting
475,715
British National Grid northing
171,114

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Parish or community
E04001230
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00084109
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 008D · E01016665
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 008 · E02003446

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 7LS 29 April 2024 £600,000
12, Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 7LS 20 July 2023 £350,000
30, Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, RG6 7LS 27 September 2021 £540,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
43
Secondary
11
  1. Loddon Primary School

    Community school

    57 m
  2. Hawkedon Primary School

    Academy converter

    588 m
  3. Maiden Erlegh School

    Academy converter

    945 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,315
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 571
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Public order 116
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 101

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

31 female, 32 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
3.3
RG6 7 residents
8,160

Age bands in RG6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.1%

1,596 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

966 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

1,876 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,172 residents

Age 65 and over
16.6%

1,318 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG6 7 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

15

within 5 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    135 m

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    2.0 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    2.2 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    2.8 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    3.0 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    3.2 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    3.8 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    3.9 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    4.0 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

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    4.3 km

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81092

    4.6 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    5.0 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    5.0 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

  • Gipsy Lane

    BCT · Earley

    0.0 miles
  • Hillside Road

    BCT · Earley

    0.1 miles
  • Gipsy Lane

    BCT · Earley

    0.1 miles
  • Hillside Road

    BCT · Earley

    0.1 miles
  • Brookside Close

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 008D, 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

32,687 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £540,000 from 3 recorded sales in RG6 7LS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wokingham is £498,941 in June 2026, down 3.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

71 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 11 secondary schools. Loddon Primary School is the nearest published school at 57 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,315 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 571 events.

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