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RG1 postcode area · Reading

The RG1 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Reading, West Berkshire, Wokingham. Area Scores range from 20 to 99 across them. Every full RG1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the RG1 district: Lower Earley North scores 100 out of 100 (#12 of 6,856 nationally) while Kennet Island & Green Park sits at 21 — neighbours on the map, 79 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £231,500 in Central Reading South to £565,000 in Lower Earley North — a 2.4× gap within the RG1 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,346a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime110per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)34
Owner-occupied48%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the RG1 district

£305,000median home sold over the past year · +8.2% over 5 years · +2.2% over the year · 517 sales
Detached£585,000
Semi-detached£480,000
Terraced£327,000
Flat£223,500
Reading£350,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Lower Earley NorthWokingham 12100 £565,000
EarleyWokingham 38294 £489,975
Thatcham South East & BradfieldWest Berkshire 1,86373 £425,000
Wokingham RoadReading 1,95971 £305,000
Southampton Street & Redlands RoadReading 2,98756 £320,000
Central Reading SouthReading 3,44650 £231,500
Norcot SouthReading 3,58348 £325,000
Leighton ParkReading 3,71346 £360,000
Central Reading NorthReading 3,72746 £294,000
Coley ParkReading 4,05641 £336,250
Palmer ParkReading 4,09740 £307,000
Battle & Caversham BridgeReading 4,37236 £324,000
Kennet Island & Green ParkReading 5,43421 £365,000

People living in RG1 Census 2021

Residents128,111
Median age (est.)34
Density1,123per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above42%
No car or van30%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 18%25–44 34%45–64 21%65+ 11%

Tenure

Own outright: 21%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 38%
Own outright 21%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 14%Private rent 38%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 20%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional13%
Elementary13%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service8%
Skilled trades7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 62%Asian: 22%Black: 7%Mixed: 5%Other: 3%
White 62%Asian 22%Black 7%Mixed 5%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 38% · No religion 33% · Muslim 11%

Born outside the UK: 38%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in RG1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG1 district.

Central Reading Lower Earley Norcot Thatcham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG1.

RG30 RG2 RG6 RG3 RG4 RG31 RG5 RG10

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.