Postcode RG31 6NJ (Reading)

Map showing RG31 6NJ and nearby postcodes

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

RG31 6NJ 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 6NJ as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Indian tech achievers.

The closest road name to RG31 6NJ is Rissington Close which is centered 47 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Oak Tree Copse and is 76 m away. The closest railway station is Tilehurst Rail Station, 373 m away.

The closest primary school to RG31 6NJ (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 6NJ is Butchers Arms and is 764 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 428 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on December 12, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 148.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3 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 6NJ 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 6NJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Rissington Close 47 m
Oak Tree Copse 52 m
Clevedon Road 145 m
Edenhall Close 156 m
Larkswood Close 188 m
Overdown Road 197 m
Elsley Road 199 m
Oak Tree Road 212 m
Carlisle Road 215 m
The Beeches 233 m
Ferndale Close 276 m
Mapledurham View 287 m
Parkhill Drive 328 m
Ullswater Drive 348 m
Kentwood Hill 615 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode RG31 6NJ

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 6NJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Westwood Farm Junior School Good
(March 15, 2017)
676 m
Westwood Farm Infant School Outstanding
(June 10, 2011)
676 m
Brookfields Special School Outstanding
(September 12, 2019)
872 m
Downsway Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
1.12 km
Meadow Park Academy Good
(April 19, 2018)
1.27 km
Denefield School Good
(January 16, 2018)
1.46 km
Long Lane Primary School Good
(February 13, 2019)
1.47 km
Park Lane Primary School Good
(March 21, 2018)
1.6 km
Purley CofE Primary School Good
(November 23, 2021)
1.63 km
Moorlands Primary School Good
(March 12, 2020)
1.71 km
Ranikhet Academy Good
(May 13, 2021)
1.93 km
Birch Copse Primary School Outstanding
(November 29, 2011)
1.94 km
The Avenue Special School Outstanding
(September 25, 2019)
2.12 km
Thames Valley School Requires improvement
(December 8, 2021)
2.12 km
Little Heath School Good
(February 27, 2018)
2.13 km
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Good
(July 3, 2018)
2.16 km
St Paul's Catholic Primary School Good
(February 6, 2018)
2.22 km
St Michael's Primary School Good
(November 7, 2017)
2.25 km
Churchend Primary Academy 2.31 km
Springfield Primary School Good
(October 6, 2021)
2.53 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Navara Lodge Residential Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 20, 2018
237 m
Moorlands Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 24, 2018
370 m
Tilehurst Convenience Store Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
May 18, 2019
393 m
Costcutter Superstore Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 28, 2018
428 m
Four Seasons Fish & Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
December 12, 2018
428 m
Hungry Birds Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 9, 2021
428 m
Village Pizza & Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 28, 2019
429 m
Little Badgers Pre-School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 25, 2019
649 m
Fledglings Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 6, 2019
668 m
Asian Spice Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 13, 2020
676 m
Co-Operative Food, The Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 11, 2016
676 m
High Rise Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 6, 2018
676 m
Spoons Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2019
676 m
Foundation Farm Squad at Westwood Farm Infant School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
676 m
Go Beanies Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
676 m
Harrison Catering at Westwood Farm Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 7, 2019
676 m
Riverview Care Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 14, 2021
722 m
Butchers Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 11, 2018
764 m
Tilehurst Bowls Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 5, 2019
790 m
Brookfeast School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 19, 2022
872 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Oak Tree Copse Bus Stop/Station 76 m
Oak Tree Copse Bus Stop/Station 109 m
Overlanders End Bus Stop/Station 264 m
Overlanders End Bus Stop/Station 290 m
Roebuck Hotel Bus Stop/Station 317 m
Tilehurst Rail Station Rail 373 m
Reading West Rail Station Rail 3.52 km
Reading West Rail Station Rail 3.64 km
London Oxford Airport Air 44.47 km
London Luton Airport Air 64.41 km

Nearby Nature

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

Kentwood Deeps Inland Water 416 m
Poplar Island Island 904 m
Appletree Eyot Island 1.07 km
Pike Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Round Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
The Moor Woodland Or Forest 1.59 km
Blundell's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.6 km
Norcot Scours Inland Water 1.63 km
Cornwell Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Barefoots Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
Sandyhill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Comparts Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Sandy Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.78 km
Vicarage Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Chazey Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 77.2 Mbps 148.1 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.4 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 1 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.4 2.9
30-300 Mbps 0% 99.3 11.8
300+ Mbps 100% 539.8 37.8

Gas Consumption

26 meters consuming 509,569 kWh - mean 19,599 kWh : median 19,451 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

26 meters consuming 133,053 kWh - mean 5,117 kWh : median 4,330 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for RG31 6NJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.47062300
Longitude -1.03496000
OS Easting 467127
OS Northing 0175070
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: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Indian tech achievers
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 6A1