RG19 postcode area · West Berkshire

The RG19 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Basingstoke and Deane, Reading, West Berkshire. Area Scores range from 20 to 95 across them. Every full RG19 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The RG19 district contains both ends of the scale: Thatcham North East at 96 out of 100 (#300 of 6,856 in England) against Kennet Island & Green Park at 21, a 75-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 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 £280,000 in Newbury Central & Greenham to £700,500 in Woolton Hill, Burghclere & Bishops Green — a 2.5× gap within the RG19 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Basingstoke and Deane, Reading and West Berkshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,818a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied60%

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 RG19 district

£365,000median home sold over the past year · +16.3% over 5 years · +7.4% over the year · 262 sales
Detached£526,500
Semi-detached£352,000
Terraced£330,000
Flat£180,000
West Berkshire£404,250
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
Thatcham North EastWest Berkshire 30096 £402,000
Thatcham WestWest Berkshire 94486 £340,000
Kingsclere & Heath EndBasingstoke and Deane 1,59577 £436,000
Thatcham South East & BradfieldWest Berkshire 1,86373 £425,000
Woolton Hill, Burghclere & Bishops GreenBasingstoke and Deane 2,08270 £700,500
Newbury Central & GreenhamWest Berkshire 2,21268 £280,000
Newbury South WestWest Berkshire 2,56263 £400,000
Thatcham TownWest Berkshire 2,96657 £343,000
Battle & Caversham BridgeReading 4,37236 £324,000
Kennet Island & Green ParkReading 5,43421 £365,000

People living in RG19 Census 2021

Residents92,008
Median age (est.)39
Density320per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above36%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 27%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 17%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional14%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 83%Asian: 9%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 83%Asian 9%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 40% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 20%

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 RG19

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG19 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG19.

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.