RG30 postcode area · Reading

The RG30 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Reading, West Berkshire, Wokingham. Area Scores range from 20 to 90 across them. Every full RG30 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The RG30 district contains both ends of the scale: Spencers Wood & Swallowfield at 91 out of 100 (#629 of 6,856 in England) against Kennet Island & Green Park at 21, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £324,000 in Battle & Caversham Bridge to £500,500 in Burghfield Common. 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£46,237a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime82per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
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 RG30 district

£335,000median home sold over the past year · +15.5% over 5 years · +2.4% over the year · 536 sales
Detached£550,000
Semi-detached£385,000
Terraced£334,500
Flat£215,000
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
Spencers Wood & SwallowfieldWokingham 62991 £472,500
Tilehurst NorthReading 71890 £385,000
Calcot North & Little HeathWest Berkshire 97186 £420,000
Burghfield CommonWest Berkshire 1,04785 £500,500
Mortimer & Aldermaston WharfWest Berkshire 1,74674 £470,000
Calcot SouthWest Berkshire 1,89072 £350,000
Norcot SouthReading 3,58348 £325,000
Coley ParkReading 4,05641 £336,250
Tilehurst SouthReading 4,23438 £365,500
SouthcoteReading 4,28937 £370,000
Battle & Caversham BridgeReading 4,37236 £324,000
Norcot NorthReading 4,94728 £334,000
Kennet Island & Green ParkReading 5,43421 £365,000

People living in RG30 Census 2021

Residents114,281
Median age (est.)38
Density1,092per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above36%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 31%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 17%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 73%Asian: 13%Black: 7%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 73%Asian 13%Black 7%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 37% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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 RG30

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG30 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG30.

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.