Postcode RG31 6JD (Reading)

Map showing RG31 6JD and nearby postcodes

The postcode RG31 6JD is located in Reading It was introduced in July 1995 and is an active postcode. RG31 6JD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

RG31 6JD is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of RG31 6JD as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to RG31 6JD is Overlanders End which is centered 90 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Oak Tree Road and is 23 m away. The closest railway station is Tilehurst Rail Station, 211 m away.

The closest primary school to RG31 6JD (for ages 11 and under) is Westwood Farm Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 15, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Denefield School. The last OFSTED inspection on January 16, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of RG31 6JD is Butchers Arms and is 852 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 11, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Four Seasons Fish & Chips and is 50 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 12, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 116.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 85.7% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 85.7% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.6 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for RG31 6JD is covered by the Thames Valley police force association and Berkshire West is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to RG31 6JD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to RG31 6JD, and the approximate distance away.

Overlanders End 90 m
Carlisle Road 192 m
Western Oaks 209 m
Coniston Drive 245 m
Grasmere Avenue 270 m
Rydal Avenue 294 m
Clevedon Road 295 m
Rodway Road 316 m
Kentwood Hill 490 m
Oak Tree Road 505 m
Overdown Road 584 m
Thirlmere Avenue 656 m
Oxford Road 1.07 km
A329 4.06 km
A4074 14.83 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode RG31 6JD

Introduction July 1995
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from RG31 6JD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Westwood Farm Junior School Good
(March 15, 2017)
1.07 km
Westwood Farm Infant School Outstanding
(June 10, 2011)
1.07 km
Meadow Park Academy Good
(April 19, 2018)
1.11 km
Brookfields Special School Outstanding
(September 12, 2019)
1.27 km
Downsway Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
1.5 km
Moorlands Primary School Good
(March 12, 2020)
1.53 km
Ranikhet Academy Good
(May 13, 2021)
1.61 km
Park Lane Primary School Good
(March 21, 2018)
1.68 km
Denefield School Good
(January 16, 2018)
1.85 km
Long Lane Primary School Good
(February 13, 2019)
1.85 km
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Good
(July 3, 2018)
1.89 km
The Avenue Special School Outstanding
(September 25, 2019)
1.94 km
Thames Valley School Requires improvement
(December 8, 2021)
1.94 km
Purley CofE Primary School Good
(November 23, 2021)
1.96 km
St Michael's Primary School Good
(November 7, 2017)
2.02 km
Birch Copse Primary School Outstanding
(November 29, 2011)
2.11 km
Churchend Primary Academy 2.14 km
St Paul's Catholic Primary School Good
(February 6, 2018)
2.33 km
Little Heath School Good
(February 27, 2018)
2.34 km
Wilson Primary School Good
(November 28, 2018)
2.39 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from RG31 6JD - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Tilehurst Convenience Store Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
May 18, 2019
0 m
Costcutter Superstore Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 28, 2018
50 m
Four Seasons Fish & Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 12, 2018
50 m
Hungry Birds Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 9, 2021
50 m
Moorlands Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 24, 2018
137 m
Village Pizza & Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 28, 2019
172 m
Navara Lodge Residential Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 20, 2018
318 m
Riverview Care Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 14, 2021
328 m
Hillside Breakfast Club at Norcot Early Years Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 4, 2020
571 m
Waterside Day Care Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 24, 2020
571 m
Jaspers Caterng Services Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 4, 2020
575 m
Sunshine Chinese Wok Away Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 3, 2018
662 m
Little Badgers Pre-School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 25, 2019
690 m
Fledglings Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 6, 2019
812 m
Sushi Daily at Waitrose Reading Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 16, 2019
839 m
Waitrose Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
January 18, 2020
839 m
Butchers Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 11, 2018
852 m
The Tilehurst Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 25, 2019
886 m
Thai Now Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
January 8, 2019
916 m
Tilehurst Bowls Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 5, 2019
965 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to RG31 6JD - Data from Apr 2022

Oak Tree Road Bus Stop/Station 23 m
Oak Tree Road Bus Stop/Station 79 m
Overlanders End Bus Stop/Station 104 m
Overlanders End Bus Stop/Station 129 m
Tilehurst Station Bus Stop/Station 158 m
Cheapside Taxi Rank 4 km
Tilehurst Rail Station Rail 211 m
Reading West Rail Station Rail 3.14 km
Reading West Rail Station Rail 3.27 km
London Oxford Airport Air 44.74 km
London Luton Airport Air 64.24 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to RG31 6JD - Data from Dec 2021

Kentwood Deeps Inland Water 340 m
Poplar Island Island 514 m
Appletree Eyot Island 678 m
Round Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.03 km
Norcot Scours Inland Water 1.23 km
The Moor Woodland Or Forest 1.44 km
Comparts Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Blundell's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Pike Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
Chazey Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.6 km
Sandyhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Gravel Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.63 km
Buck's Stream Inland Water 1.64 km
Sandy Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.68 km
St Mary's Island Island 1.72 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for RG31 6JD - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.9 Mbps 116.1 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 20 Mbps 18.4 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 89.3 16.3
300+ Mbps 85.7% 331 36

Gas Consumption

9 meters consuming 218,298 kWh - mean 24,255 kWh : median 22,779 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

8 meters consuming 40,086 kWh - mean 5,011 kWh : median 4,105 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for RG31 6JD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.46952000
Longitude -1.02956400
OS Easting 467502
OS Northing 0174952
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
30959
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Thames Valley

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Reading West
Electoral Ward Kentwood
Local Authority District Reading
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Thames Valley Berkshire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Berkshire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000038
Travel To Work Area Reading

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Berkshire West
Cancer Alliance Thames Valley
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South Central
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Berkshire West CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professionals with families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Reading BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Reading BUASD
Workplace Zone E33040117
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Reading 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Reading 005C
Output Area / Small Area 5A2