RG7 5HW

Theale · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Theale
Local authority
West Berkshire
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG7 5FJ 6 m
RG7 5AU 69 m
RG7 5AX 129 m
RG7 5AS 135 m
RG7 5AZ 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 5HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 February 2010
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 5
Latitude
51.439134
Longitude
-1.081831
British National Grid easting
463,914
British National Grid northing
171,526

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
E00082563
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 009C · E01016344
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 009 · E02003375

Postcode source versions

Explore RG7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
26
Secondary
5
  1. Theale C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    188 m
  2. Theale Green School

    Academy sponsor led

    419 m
  3. Haywards Farm School

    Other independent special school

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
529
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Shoplifting 186
  • Violence and sexual offences 130
  • Public order 52
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Other theft 31

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

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    135 m

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    3.6 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    3.7 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Play Platt

    BCT · Theale

    0.1 miles
  • Play Platt

    BCT · Theale

    0.1 miles
  • Theale flexi area

    BCT · Theale

    0.2 miles
  • Theale Primary School

    BCT · Theale

    0.2 miles
  • Deadman's Lane

    BCT · North Street

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Theale C.E. Primary School is the nearest published school at 188 m.

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

Recorded crime

529 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.083 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.