RG7 5SJ

Bucklebury · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG7 5SL 63 m
RG7 5SG 79 m
RG7 5SH 128 m
RG7 5SE 133 m
RG7 5SF 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 5SJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 5
Latitude
51.395568
Longitude
-1.178950
British National Grid easting
457,218
British National Grid northing
166,601

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001205
Output area
E00082130
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 011A · E01016254
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 011 · E02003377

Postcode source versions

Explore RG7

50 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Angel Mead, Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5SJ 9 January 2026 £325,000
15, Angel Mead, Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5SJ 13 December 2024 £240,000
26, Angel Mead, Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5SJ 8 October 2024 £317,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Elstree School

    Other independent school

    1.0 km
  2. Woolhampton C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km
  3. Aldermaston C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
59
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 34
  • Other theft 8
  • Public order 5
  • Drugs 4
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
61

29 female, 32 male

Postcode households
30
Residents per household
2.0
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG7 5 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+
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%

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

3

within 5 km

  • CHAPEL ROW SURGERY

    THE AVENUE, BUCKLEBURY, READING, RG7 6NS

    ODS code K81103

    3.4 km

  • BURDWOOD SURGERY

    WHEELERS GREEN WAY, THATCHAM, RG19 4YF

    ODS code K81102

    4.5 km

  • TADLEY MEDICAL P'SHIP

    HOLMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, FRANKLIN AVENUE, TADLEY, RG26 4ER

    ODS code J82094

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Midgham Rail Station

    RSE · Woolhampton

    0.1 miles
  • Midgham Rail Station

    RSE · Woolhampton

    0.1 miles
  • Midgham Rail Station

    RLY · Woolhampton

    0.1 miles
  • The Angel

    BCT · Woolhampton

    0.1 miles
  • The Angel

    BCT · Woolhampton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 011A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,282 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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
4
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 £317,000 from 5 recorded sales in RG7 5SJ. 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Elstree School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

59 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 34 events.

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