RG7 1GD

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 1GA 66 m
RG7 1GB 107 m
RG7 1FY 122 m
RG7 1FZ 163 m
RG7 1GF 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 1GD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2018
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 1
Latitude
51.407243
Longitude
-0.969662
British National Grid easting
471,760
British National Grid northing
168,083

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
E00084191
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 017G · E01035265
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 017 · E02003455

Postcode source versions

Explore RG7

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Shorthorn Close, Three Mile Cross, Reading, RG7 1GD 8 December 2023 £347,387
2, Shorthorn Close, Three Mile Cross, Reading, RG7 1GD 8 December 2023 £347,387
10, Shorthorn Close, Three Mile Cross, Reading, RG7 1GD 8 December 2023 £347,387

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
24
Secondary
10
  1. The Vine Christian School

    Other independent school

    268 m
  2. Oakbank School

    Free schools

    582 m
  3. Alder Grove Church of England Primary School

    Free schools

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 454
  • Shoplifting 166
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 89
  • Public order 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

16 female, 14 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.5
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG7 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    1.6 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    1.6 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    3.2 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    3.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    3.8 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    4.1 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.4 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    4.8 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    4.9 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    4.9 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    5.0 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mereoak Lane Turn

    BCT · Three Mile Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Three Mile Cross Post Office

    BCT · Three Mile Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Three Mile Cross Post Office

    BCT · Three Mile Cross

    0.3 miles
  • Hartley Court Turn

    BCT · Three Mile Cross

    0.3 miles
  • Hartley Court Turn

    BCT · Three Mile Cross

    0.3 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £347,387 from 6 recorded sales in RG7 1GD. 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 10 secondary schools. The Vine Christian School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 454 events.

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