Postcode RG31 6QD (West Berkshire)

Map showing RG31 6QD and nearby postcodes

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

RG31 6QD is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 8.5 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 6QD as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to RG31 6QD is Swinbrook Close which is centered 21 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Tring Road and is 144 m away. The closest railway station is Tilehurst Rail Station, 921 m away.

The closest primary school to RG31 6QD (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 6QD is Tilehurst Bowls Club and is 801 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on September 5, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Asian Spice and is 254 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 13, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 187.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.4 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 2.3 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 6QD 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 6QD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Swinbrook Close 21 m
Fullbrook Crescent 125 m
Bradwell Road 125 m
Skilton Road 127 m
Redwood Way 202 m
Tring Road 206 m
Gwynne Close 216 m
Oregon Avenue 221 m
Nevis Road 241 m
Ullswater Drive 246 m
Barbrook Close 246 m
Copse Close 260 m
Juniper Way 270 m
Brooksby Road 352 m
Fairford Road 357 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode RG31 6QD

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 6QD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Westwood Farm Junior School Good
(March 15, 2017)
189 m
Westwood Farm Infant School Outstanding
(June 10, 2011)
189 m
Brookfields Special School Outstanding
(September 12, 2019)
313 m
Downsway Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
562 m
Denefield School Good
(January 16, 2018)
900 m
Long Lane Primary School Good
(February 13, 2019)
951 m
Purley CofE Primary School Good
(November 23, 2021)
1.26 km
Park Lane Primary School Good
(March 21, 2018)
1.61 km
Meadow Park Academy Good
(April 19, 2018)
1.61 km
Birch Copse Primary School Outstanding
(November 29, 2011)
1.75 km
Little Heath School Good
(February 27, 2018)
1.88 km
Moorlands Primary School Good
(March 12, 2020)
2.03 km
St Paul's Catholic Primary School Good
(February 6, 2018)
2.13 km
Springfield Primary School Good
(October 6, 2021)
2.36 km
Ranikhet Academy Good
(May 13, 2021)
2.41 km
The Avenue Special School Outstanding
(September 25, 2019)
2.42 km
Thames Valley School Requires improvement
(December 8, 2021)
2.42 km
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School Good
(July 3, 2018)
2.57 km
Churchend Primary Academy 2.59 km
St Michael's Primary School Good
(November 7, 2017)
2.61 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Foundation Farm Squad at Westwood Farm Infant School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
189 m
Go Beanies Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
189 m
Harrison Catering at Westwood Farm Infant School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 7, 2019
189 m
Asian Spice Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 13, 2020
254 m
Co-Operative Food, The Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 11, 2016
254 m
High Rise Fish Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 6, 2018
254 m
Spoons Coffee Shop Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 31, 2019
254 m
Brookfeast School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 19, 2022
313 m
Dolce at Brookfields Special School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 10, 2022
313 m
Westwood Farm Pre-School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 18, 2019
473 m
Tesco Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
August 16, 2007
536 m
Dolce Ltd at Downsway Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
562 m
Navara Lodge Residential Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
June 20, 2018
750 m
Fledglings Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 6, 2019
783 m
Tilehurst Bowls Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 5, 2019
801 m
Harrison Catering Services Limited at Denefield School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 19, 2018
900 m
Little Badgers Pre-School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 25, 2019
905 m
Butchers Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 11, 2018
916 m
Moorlands Rest Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
September 24, 2018
935 m
Harrison Catering Services at Long Lane Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 6, 2021
951 m

Nearby Travel Links

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

Tring Road Bus Stop/Station 144 m
Tring Road Bus Stop/Station 198 m
Brooksby Road Bus Stop/Station 204 m
Brooksby Road Bus Stop/Station 247 m
Tring Road Shops Bus Stop/Station 263 m
Tilehurst Rail Station Rail 921 m
Pangbourne Rail Station Rail 3.62 km
Pangbourne Rail Station Rail 3.63 km
London Oxford Airport Air 44.12 km
London Luton Airport Air 64.72 km

Nearby Nature

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

Pike Shaw Woodland Or Forest 699 m
Kentwood Deeps Inland Water 918 m
Barefoots Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.22 km
Cornwell Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.3 km
Vicarage Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.36 km
Poplar Island Island 1.48 km
Vicarage Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Clay Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Harry Jaw's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Appletree Eyot Island 1.64 km
Round Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.76 km
Mosshall Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Beal's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
Blundell's Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.86 km
The Moor Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 34.1 Mbps 187.9 Mbps 1096 Mbps
Upload 6.3 Mbps 12.4 Mbps 49 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.3 3.3
30-300 Mbps 0% 62.8 7.4
300+ Mbps 100% 844.5 44

Gas Consumption

10 meters consuming 150,498 kWh - mean 15,050 kWh : median 16,417 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

10 meters consuming 54,987 kWh - mean 5,499 kWh : median 4,175 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for RG31 6QD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.47173200
Longitude -1.04299900
OS Easting 466567
OS Northing 0175186
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
32367
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Thames Valley

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Reading West
Electoral Ward Tilehurst & Purley
Local Authority District West Berkshire
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 E06000037
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: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Reading BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Reading BUASD
Workplace Zone E33040020
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
West Berkshire 005
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
West Berkshire 005C
Output Area / Small Area 6B3