RG7 2AX

Burghfield & Mortimer · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Local authority
West Berkshire
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG7 2AY 50 m
RG7 2AU 55 m
RG7 2AS 225 m
RG7 2AZ 246 m
RG7 2BA 459 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 2AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 2
Latitude
51.370661
Longitude
-1.005825
British National Grid easting
469,300
British National Grid northing
163,980

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001150
Output area
E00082369
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 022B · E01016308
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 022 · E02003388

Postcode source versions

Explore RG7

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Vernon Lodge, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AX 16 September 2022 £1,557,000
Donkey Pound Cottage, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AX 6 December 2021 £780,000
Donkey Pound Cottage, Beech Hill Road, Beech Hill, Reading, RG7 2AX 2 November 2017 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Lambs Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  2. Mortimer St Mary's C.E. Junior School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.8 km
  3. Grazeley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
RG7 2 residents
2,071

Age bands in RG7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

312 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

192 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

389 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.2%

686 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

489 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG7 2 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

2

within 5 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    3.4 km

  • MORTIMER SURGERY

    72 VICTORIA ROAD, MORTIMER COMMON, MORTIMER, READING, RG7 3SQ

    ODS code K81027

    4.4 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Old Elm Tree

    BCT · Beech Hill

    0.1 miles
  • The Old Elm Tree

    BCT · Beech Hill

    0.1 miles
  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Beech Hill

    0.4 miles
  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Beech Hill

    0.4 miles
  • St Marys Church

    BCT · Beech Hill

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 022B, 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

28,057 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,168,500 from 2 recorded sales in RG7 2AX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Berkshire is £402,790 in June 2026, up 0.2% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lambs Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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