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RG7 8YW

Battle · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Battle
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG30 3YH 7 m
RG30 4FR 7 m
RG30 4GE 7 m
RG30 4ZQ 7 m
RG30 9FY 7 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG7 8YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2004
Terminated
1 July 2004
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG7
Postcode sector
RG7 8
Latitude
51.460183
Longitude
-0.991862
British National Grid easting
470,135
British National Grid northing
173,949

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Battle · E05013865
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading Central · E14001438
Output area
E00177293
Lower layer super output area
Reading 007C · E01016359
Middle layer super output area
Reading 007 · E02003395

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
53
Secondary
13

  1. River Academy

    Free schools

    593 m

  2. Oxford Road Community School

    Community school

    605 m

  3. Civitas Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    814 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,562
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,550
  • Shoplifting 1,318
  • Public order 693
  • Other theft 632
  • Anti social behaviour 596

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

    WESTERN ELMS LODGE, WESTERN ELMS AVENUE, READING, RG30 1AT

    ODS code K81062

    486 m

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    858 m

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    1.2 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code K81081

    1.3 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, BROAD ST HC, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code Y02476

    1.3 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

    80 WENSLEY ROAD, COLEY PARK, READING, RG1 6DN

    ODS code K81636

    1.7 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

    59A HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SS

    ODS code K81014

    1.8 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    1.9 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.3 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    2.4 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

    MILMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1ST FLOOR, 50 MILMAN ROAD, READING, RG2 0AR

    ODS code K81040

    2.5 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

    4 ST. BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA

    ODS code K81041

    2.9 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    3.1 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

    22 LONG BARN LANE, WHITLEY, READING, RG2 7SZ

    ODS code K81048

    3.2 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE, 9-11 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HE

    ODS code K81605

    3.4 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    3.5 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    3.5 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    4.3 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

  • Ashmere Terrace

    BCT · Portman Road Industrial Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Ashmere Terrace

    BCT · Portman Road Industrial Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Portman Road Tesco

    BCT · Portman Road Industrial Estate

    0.2 miles

  • River Academy

    BCT · Rivermead

    0.3 miles

  • Beresford Road

    BCT · Reading West

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 007C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,994 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

89 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 13 secondary schools. River Academy is the nearest published school at 593 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,562 published events cover 12 months, averaging 630.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,550 events.

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