RG7 1BU

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 1PF 85 m
RG7 1DG 91 m
RG7 1BY 122 m
RG7 1BH 125 m
RG7 1BT 159 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 1BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 1
Latitude
51.392991
Longitude
-0.960554
British National Grid easting
472,416
British National Grid northing
166,507

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
E00188482
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 017G · E01035265
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 017 · E02003455

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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47 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
199, Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BU 20 February 2025 £632,500
209, Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BU 29 August 2023 £955,000
183, Hyde End Road, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1BU 30 June 2023 £625,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
16
Secondary
4
  1. Oakbank School

    Free schools

    1.1 km
  2. Alder Grove Church of England Primary School

    Free schools

    1.3 km
  3. Lambs Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
415
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 177
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Public order 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Shoplifting 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
80

35 female, 45 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.8% 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+
80.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
61.1%
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

    1.6 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    1.7 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    1.7 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    4.8 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

  • Peartree Walk

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Peartree Walk

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Croft Road

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Croft Road

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Grovelands Road

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 017G, 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

31,778 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
12
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 £625,000 from 7 recorded sales in RG7 1BU. 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Oakbank School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

415 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 177 events.

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