RG2 postcode area · Reading
The RG2 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Reading, Wokingham. Area Scores range from 20 to 99 across them. Every full RG2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The RG2 district contains both ends of the scale: Barkham & Woose Hill at 100 out of 100 (#5 of 6,856 in England) against Kennet Island & Green Park at 21, a 79-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £231,500 in Central Reading South to £615,000 in Barkham & Woose Hill — a 2.7× gap within the RG2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Reading and Wokingham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 RG2 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkham & Woose HillWokingham | 5 | 100 | £615,000 |
| ShinfieldWokingham | 608 | 91 | £453,250 |
| Spencers Wood & SwallowfieldWokingham | 629 | 91 | £472,500 |
| Arborfield & GarrisonWokingham | 1,698 | 75 | £535,000 |
| Southampton Street & Redlands RoadReading | 2,987 | 56 | £320,000 |
| Central Reading SouthReading | 3,446 | 50 | £231,500 |
| Leighton ParkReading | 3,713 | 46 | £360,000 |
| Central Reading NorthReading | 3,727 | 46 | £294,000 |
| Coley ParkReading | 4,056 | 41 | £336,250 |
| Whitley WoodReading | 4,851 | 29 | £360,000 |
| Kennet Island & Green ParkReading | 5,434 | 21 | £365,000 |
People living in RG2 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 27% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 27% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 40% · No religion 36% · Muslim 8%
Born outside the UK: 34%
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 RG2
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG2 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around RG2.
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.