RG6 postcode area · Wokingham
The RG6 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Reading, Wokingham. Area Scores range from 37 to 99 across them. Every full RG6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The RG6 district contains both ends of the scale: Lower Earley North at 100 out of 100 (#12 of 6,856 in England) against Southcote at 37, a 62-point gap between neighbouring areas. 8 of the 13 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £294,000 in Central Reading North to £565,000 in Lower Earley North — a 1.9× gap within the RG6 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 RG6 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Earley NorthWokingham | 12 | 100 | £565,000 |
| Lower Earley SouthWokingham | 73 | 99 | £350,000 |
| SouthlakeWokingham | 121 | 98 | £450,000 |
| Sonning & Woodley NorthWokingham | 149 | 98 | £485,000 |
| EarleyWokingham | 382 | 94 | £489,975 |
| WinnershWokingham | 512 | 92 | £482,500 |
| ShinfieldWokingham | 608 | 91 | £453,250 |
| Wokingham RoadReading | 1,959 | 71 | £305,000 |
| Woodley SouthWokingham | 2,815 | 59 | £421,250 |
| Leighton ParkReading | 3,713 | 46 | £360,000 |
| Central Reading NorthReading | 3,727 | 46 | £294,000 |
| Palmer ParkReading | 4,097 | 40 | £307,000 |
| SouthcoteReading | 4,289 | 37 | £370,000 |
People living in RG6 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 28% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 28% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 39% · No religion 34% · Muslim 10%
Born outside the UK: 30%
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 RG6
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the RG6 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around RG6.
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.