Latitude: 51.4556 / 51°27'20"N
Longitude: -1.0491 / 1°2'56"W
OS Eastings: 466169
OS Northings: 173388
OS Grid: SU661733
Mapcode National: GBR Q1F.JN
Mapcode Global: VHCZ9.RNRZ
Plus Code: 9C3WFX42+69
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91lk49
What Three Birds: wryneck.kite.blackbird
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
RG31 5HU is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Reading, West Berkshire. It was first introduced in July 1995.
The most common council tax bands are D and C.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are mostly houses and maisonettes.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £73,549 to £481,129 with an average of £308,044.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1967 and 1975 and between 1950 and 1966.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Commercial rateable values range from £7,900 to £16,500 with an average of £11,458. The most common recorded business type is Shop.
Reading is a town, which had a population of 218,705 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 47 people resident in RG31 5HU, of which 23 were male and 24 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
RG31 5HU is in the Reading travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Berkshire West Primary Care Trust.
RG31 5HU is approximately 92m (302ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in RG31 5HU
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing RG31 5HU
5b1: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Delayed Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for RG31 5HU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near RG31 5HU include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of RG31 5HU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
West Berkshire Council
Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Councillors
Jo Stewart (Conservative)
Clive Taylor (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Reading West
MP
Alok Sharma (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for RG31 5HU.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near RG31 5HU.
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
City Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 4SZ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Birch Copse Primary School
Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5LN
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Park Lane Primary School
School Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5BD
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Springfield Primary School
Barton Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5NJ
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Meadow Park Academy
Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6BS
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 4 - 11
Needs improvement
Little Heath School
Little Heath Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5TY
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Denefield School
Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6XY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Prospect School
Cockney Hill, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4EX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3EP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Theale Green School
Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5DA
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre
Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 8LR
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 7PY
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The Willink School
School Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 3XJ
Community School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.