RG31 5AX
a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Tilehurst, Reading
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.4578 / 51°27'27"N
Longitude: -1.0424 / 1°2'32"W
OS Eastings: 466631
OS Northings: 173634
OS Grid: SU666736
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR Q3D.0W
Mapcode Global: VHCZ9.WM9B
Plus Code: 9C3WFX55+43
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91lk49
What Three Birds: smew.vulture.redwing
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
School Road, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5AX
Summary
RG31 5AX is a mixed residential and non-residential postcode in Tilehurst, Reading. It was first introduced in July 1995.
The most common council tax bands are B and D.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are mostly flats, houses and maisonettes.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £73,549 to £740,118 with an average of £266,920.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1983 and 1990, before 1900 and between 1996 and 2002.
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) ratings are D and C.
Commercial rateable values range from £4,750 to £22,250 with an average of £13,330. The most common recorded business types are Shop and Offices.
Reading is a town, which had a population of 218,705 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 10 people resident in RG31 5AX, of which 6 were male and 4 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 5AX is in the Reading travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Berkshire West Primary Care Trust.
RG31 5AX is approximately 93m (305ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in RG31 5AX
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing RG31 5AX
5a2: Urbanites - Urban Professionals and Families - Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for RG31 5AX
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near RG31 5AX include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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- Food Hygiene Ratings near RG31 5AX at Hygiene Ratings UK
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- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near RG31 5AX at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of RG31 5AX 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
Reading Borough Council
Ward
Tilehurst
Councillors
Meri O'Connell (Liberal Democrat)
James Moore (Liberal Democrat)
Anne Thompson (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Reading West
MP
Alok Sharma (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for RG31 5AX.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
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'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near RG31 5AX.
Primary
Park Lane Primary School
School Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5BD
Community School
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Birch Copse Primary School
Wittenham Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 5LN
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
St Paul's Catholic Primary School
City Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 4SZ
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Meadow Park Academy
Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 6BS
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 4 - 11
Needs improvement
Moorlands Primary School
Church End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 4UN
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Secondary
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
John Madejski Academy
125 Hartland Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 8AF
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
The overall school grade in this area is high.