RG7 5DF

Theale · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Ward
Theale
Local authority
West Berkshire
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG7 5QL 89 m
RG7 5BN 91 m
RG7 5BS 99 m
RG7 5BA 127 m
RG7 5BD 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 5DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 5
Latitude
51.440676
Longitude
-1.076606
British National Grid easting
464,275
British National Grid northing
171,702

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
Output area
E00082555
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 009C · E01016344
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 009 · E02003375

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Chestnut Close, Theale, Reading, RG7 5DF 4 August 2025 £360,000
17, Chestnut Close, Theale, Reading, RG7 5DF 25 March 2021 £313,000
16, Chestnut Close, Theale, Reading, RG7 5DF 19 June 2020 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. Theale C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    560 m
  2. Theale Green School

    Academy sponsor led

    811 m
  3. Haywards Farm School

    Other independent special school

    991 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
600
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 186
  • Violence and sexual offences 157
  • Public order 63
  • Anti social behaviour 50
  • Criminal damage and arson 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
50

29 female, 21 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.5
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG7 5 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

4

within 5 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    390 m

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    3.3 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    3.3 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    4.2 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

  • Theale flexi area

    BCT · Theale

    0.2 miles
  • Brewery Court

    BCT · Theale

    0.2 miles
  • Brewery Court

    BCT · Theale

    0.2 miles
  • Play Platt

    BCT · Theale

    0.2 miles
  • The Crown

    BCT · Theale

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 009C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,940 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
1
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 £360,000 from 1 recorded sale in RG7 5DF. 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

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Theale C.E. Primary School is the nearest published school at 560 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

600 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Shoplifting with 186 events.

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