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RG7 1AH

Spencers Wood & Swallowfield · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Ward
Spencers Wood & Swallowfield
Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG7 1YT 204 m
RG7 1NT 242 m
RG7 1AJ 319 m
RG7 1BG 364 m
RG7 1FR 367 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 1AH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 1
Latitude
51.394614
Longitude
-0.978455
British National Grid easting
471,168
British National Grid northing
166,670

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Electoral ward
Spencers Wood & Swallowfield · E05015795
Parish or community
E04001235
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00188346
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 017F · E01035264
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 017 · E02003455

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Inner Lodge, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AH 26 June 2018 £764,500
Inner Lodge, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1AH 30 May 1996 £155,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
3

  1. Lambs Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    925 m

  2. Grazeley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. The Vine Christian School

    Other independent school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
349
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 137
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Other theft 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Public order 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.7
RG7 1 residents
10,584

Age bands in RG7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.6%

2,294 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

857 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.1%

3,519 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.2%

2,474 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

1,499 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG7 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

4

within 5 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    2.3 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    2.5 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    2.5 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    4.7 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

  • Hyde End Road

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Hyde End Road

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.3 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.3 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 017F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,407 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Lambs Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 925 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

349 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 137 events.

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