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RG7 5BJ

Theale · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Theale
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG7 5HH 128 m
RG7 5HG 278 m
RG7 5GZ 353 m
RG7 5GR 363 m
RG7 5HQ 368 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 5BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 5
Latitude
51.429152
Longitude
-1.090978
British National Grid easting
463,292
British National Grid northing
170,408

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Theale · E05012152
Parish or community
E04001195
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00082562
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 009D · E01016345
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 009 · E02003375

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. Theale Green School

    Academy sponsor led

    888 m

  2. The Mile House Therapeutic School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

  3. Haywards Farm School

    Other independent special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
226
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 88
  • Anti social behaviour 27
  • Other theft 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 18
  • Other crime 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG7 5 residents
5,771

Age bands in RG7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,011 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

574 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

1,456 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,682 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

1,141 residents

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

3

within 5 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    1.2 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    4.9 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    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

  • Wigmore Lane

    BCT · Theale

    0.2 miles

  • Wigmore Lane

    BCT · Theale

    0.2 miles

  • Wigmore Lane East

    BCT · Theale

    0.3 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Theale

    0.3 miles

  • The Green

    BCT · Theale

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 009D, 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

28,866 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

23 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. Theale Green School is the nearest published school at 888 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

226 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 88 events.

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