RG7 5XA

Bucklebury · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
West Berkshire
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG7 5XE 167 m
RG7 5UU 211 m
RG7 5UY 393 m
RG7 5UQ 408 m
RG7 5UX 415 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 5XA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 5
Latitude
51.395556
Longitude
-1.208603
British National Grid easting
455,155
British National Grid northing
166,577

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001182
Output area
E00082128
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 011B · E01016255
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 011 · E02003377

Postcode source versions

Explore RG7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
2
  1. Bucklebury C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km
  2. Brimpton C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km
  3. Elstree School

    Other independent school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 8
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Burglary 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

6 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
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 0.3% 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+
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

3

within 5 km

  • BURDWOOD SURGERY

    WHEELERS GREEN WAY, THATCHAM, RG19 4YF

    ODS code K81102

    2.5 km

  • THATCHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH ROAD, THATCHAM, RG18 3HD

    ODS code K81073

    3.9 km

  • CHAPEL ROW SURGERY

    THE AVENUE, BUCKLEBURY, READING, RG7 6NS

    ODS code K81103

    4.3 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

  • Coach and Horses

    BCT · Midgham

    0.1 miles
  • Coach and Horses

    BCT · Midgham

    0.1 miles
  • Berkshire Arms

    BCT · Midgham

    0.3 miles
  • Berkshire Arms

    BCT · Midgham

    0.3 miles
  • Midgham Kennels

    BCT · Midgham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 011B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,034 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
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

Schools

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bucklebury C.E. Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 8 events.

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