RG7 1BS

Spencers Wood & Swallowfield · 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
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG7 1BF 52 m
RG7 1AE 80 m
RG7 1FR 89 m
RG7 1DN 107 m
RG7 1AJ 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 1BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 1
Latitude
51.395567
Longitude
-0.972210
British National Grid easting
471,601
British National Grid northing
166,782

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Parish or community
E04001235
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00084189
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 017H · E01035266
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 017 · E02003455

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, The Square, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BS 25 July 2025 £455,000
6, The Square, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BS 25 July 2025 £566,000
29, The Square, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BS 30 August 2024 £445,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
16
Secondary
3
  1. Oakbank School

    Free schools

    953 m
  2. Lambs Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. The Vine Christian School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
411
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 173
  • Anti social behaviour 70
  • Other theft 44
  • Public order 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
83

46 female, 37 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.8% 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+
41.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
41.2%
Gigabit-capable
41.2%
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

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    2.1 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    2.1 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    2.1 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    4.5 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

  • The Square

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Hyde End Road

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Clares Green Road

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles
  • St Michaels Hall

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 017H, 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

28,293 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £480,000 from 8 recorded sales in RG7 1BS. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Oakbank School is the nearest published school at 953 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

411 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 173 events.

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