RG7 6SH

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG7 6SJ 109 m
RG7 6RF 229 m
RG7 6SG 261 m
RG7 6SD 325 m
RG7 6SE 333 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 6SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 6
Latitude
51.420436
Longitude
-1.221936
British National Grid easting
454,198
British National Grid northing
169,334

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001157
Output area
E00082175
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 011D · E01016265
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 011 · E02003377

Postcode source versions

Explore RG7

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gable House, Briff Lane, Bucklebury, Reading, RG7 6SH 30 June 2022 £1,900,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
16
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Bucklebury C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    892 m
  2. St Finian's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km
  3. Francis Baily Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
63
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Burglary 12
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Other theft 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.7
RG7 6 residents
4,257

Age bands in RG7 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

820 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.4%

753 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

700 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,188 residents

Age 65 and over
20.1%

872 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG7 6 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

    3.1 km

  • THATCHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH ROAD, THATCHAM, RG18 3HD

    ODS code K81073

    3.4 km

  • CHAPEL ROW SURGERY

    THE AVENUE, BUCKLEBURY, READING, RG7 6NS

    ODS code K81103

    3.6 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

  • Peach's Stores

    BCT · Upper Bucklebury

    0.4 miles
  • Upper Bucklebury flexi area

    BCT · Upper Bucklebury

    0.4 miles
  • Peach's Stores

    BCT · Upper Bucklebury

    0.4 miles
  • Byles Green

    BCT · Upper Bucklebury

    0.5 miles
  • Byles Green

    BCT · Upper Bucklebury

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 011D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,562 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £1,900,000 from 1 recorded sale in RG7 6SH. 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

16 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bucklebury C.E. Primary School is the nearest published school at 892 m.

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

Recorded crime

63 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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