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RG7 1YP

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 1DJ 70 m
RG2 9EY 103 m
RG7 1UF 104 m
RG2 9EX 111 m
RG7 1DF 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 1YP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 1
Latitude
51.396564
Longitude
-0.959883
British National Grid easting
472,457
British National Grid northing
166,905

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
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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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Jardine Meadows, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1YP 28 June 2021 £655,000
2, Jardine Meadows, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1YP 31 March 2021 £609,000
5, Jardine Meadows, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1YP 25 February 2021 £685,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
17
Secondary
4

  1. Oakbank School

    Free schools

    789 m

  2. Alder Grove Church of England Primary School

    Free schools

    923 m

  3. Shinfield Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
576
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 240
  • Anti social behaviour 91
  • Other theft 63
  • Public order 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.0
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+
0%
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

5

within 5 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    1.3 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    1.3 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    2.0 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    4.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    4.9 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

  • Bays Crescent

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Bays Crescent

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Peartree Walk

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Peartree Walk

    BCT · Spencers Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Fullbrook Avenue

    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
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

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Oakbank School is the nearest published school at 789 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

576 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 240 events.

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