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RG5 postcode area · Wokingham

The RG5 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Reading, Wokingham. Area Scores range from 20 to 99 across them. Every full RG5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the RG5 district: Twyford West & Charvil scores 99 out of 100 (#39 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 — 5 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 £294,000 in Central Reading North to £549,000 in Twyford West & Charvil — a 1.9× gap within the RG5 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Reading and Wokingham — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£49,250a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime97per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied65%

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 RG5 district

£450,000median home sold over the past year · +12.4% over 5 years · +1.1% over the year · 356 sales
Detached£580,000
Semi-detached£460,000
Terraced£405,000
Flat£243,000
Wokingham£490,000
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
Twyford West & CharvilWokingham 3999 £549,000
SouthlakeWokingham 12198 £450,000
Sonning & Woodley NorthWokingham 14998 £485,000
Woodley EastWokingham 15698 £465,000
EarleyWokingham 38294 £489,975
Woodley SouthWokingham 2,81559 £421,250
Central Reading NorthReading 3,72746 £294,000
Kennet Island & Green ParkReading 5,43421 £365,000

People living in RG5 Census 2021

Residents70,719
Median age (est.)39
Density2,198per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above43%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 30%45–64 25%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 13%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors14%
Administrative9%
Elementary9%
Skilled trades8%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 18%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 72%Asian 18%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 35% · Muslim 8%

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 RG5

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG5 district.

Central Reading Twyford Woodley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around RG5.

RG6 RG10 RG2 RG4 RG1 RG41 RG30 RG3

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.