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RG7 1WR

Spencers Wood & Swallowfield · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1WP 54 m
RG7 1WH 74 m
RG7 1WQ 91 m
RG7 1WL 113 m
RG7 1BA 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 1WR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 1
Latitude
51.405123
Longitude
-0.975000
British National Grid easting
471,392
British National Grid northing
167,842

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
E00188502
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 017E · E01035263
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 017 · E02003455

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
31, Caribou Walk, Three Mile Cross, Reading, RG7 1WR 5 February 2026 £360,000
31, Caribou Walk, Three Mile Cross, Reading, RG7 1WR 25 March 2025 £180,000
38, Caribou Walk, Three Mile Cross, Reading, RG7 1WR 24 October 2023 £420,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. The Vine Christian School

    Other independent school

    177 m

  2. Oakbank School

    Free schools

    735 m

  3. Alder Grove Church of England Primary School

    Free schools

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
677
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 286
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Other theft 59
  • Public order 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

39 female, 35 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.7% 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+
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

7

within 5 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    2.0 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    2.0 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    3.2 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    3.5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    4.2 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    4.3 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.6 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

  • Three Mile Cross Post Office

    BCT · Three Mile Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Three Mile Cross Post Office

    BCT · Three Mile Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Mereoak Lane Turn

    BCT · Three Mile Cross

    0.1 miles

  • Mereoak Lane - Park & Ride

    BCT · Three Mile Cross

    0.2 miles

  • Mereoak Lane - Great Lea

    BCT · Three Mile Cross

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 017E, 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

30,776 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
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 £365,333 from 8 recorded sales in RG7 1WR. 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Vine Christian School is the nearest published school at 177 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

677 published events cover 12 months, averaging 56.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 286 events.

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