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RG31 postcode area · West Berkshire

The RG31 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Reading, West Berkshire. Area Scores range from 27 to 97 across them. Every full RG31 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The RG31 district contains both ends of the scale: Westwood at 98 out of 100 (#142 of 6,856 in England) against Norcot North at 28, a 70-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £324,000 in Battle & Caversham Bridge to £447,000 in Purley on Thames. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Reading and West Berkshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,002a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime72per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)40
Owner-occupied68%

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 RG31 district

£415,000median home sold over the past year · +21.1% over 5 years · +7.8% over the year · 386 sales
Detached£582,500
Semi-detached£416,000
Terraced£365,000
Flat£207,000
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
WestwoodWest Berkshire 14298 £445,000
Purley on ThamesWest Berkshire 64291 £447,000
Tilehurst NorthReading 71890 £385,000
Calcot North & Little HeathWest Berkshire 97186 £420,000
Calcot SouthWest Berkshire 1,89072 £350,000
Tilehurst SouthReading 4,23438 £365,500
Battle & Caversham BridgeReading 4,37236 £324,000
Norcot NorthReading 4,94728 £334,000

People living in RG31 Census 2021

Residents62,705
Median age (est.)40
Density2,261per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above33%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 12%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 25%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 11%Black: 6%Mixed: 5%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 11%Black 6%Mixed 5%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 37% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 22%

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 RG31

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG31 district.

Calcot Norcot Tilehurst

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG31.

RG3 RG30 RG1 RG4 RG2 RG6 RG5 RG8

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.