Latitude: 51.459 / 51°27'32"N
Longitude: -1.0541 / 1°3'14"W
OS Eastings: 465814
OS Northings: 173757
OS Grid: SU658737
Mapcode National: GBR Q0D.DF
Mapcode Global: VHCZ9.PL3D
Plus Code: 9C3WFW5W+H9
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91ll30
What Three Birds: sora.redstart.tropicbird
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
RG31 5LW is a residential postcode in Reading, West Berkshire. It was first introduced in July 1995.
The most common council tax band is D.
Residential buildings are typically terraced (including end-terrace) and semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £125,854 to £601,444 with an average of £331,681.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1967 and 1975 and between 1976 and 1982.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.
Reading is a town, which had a population of 218,705 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 102 people resident in RG31 5LW, of which 49 were male and 53 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
RG31 5LW is in the Reading travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Berkshire West Primary Care Trust.
RG31 5LW is approximately 96m (315ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing RG31 5LW
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for RG31 5LW
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 5LW include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of RG31 5LW 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 5LW.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near RG31 5LW.
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
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
Downsway Primary School
Warbreck Drive, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6FE
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
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
Theale Green School
Theale, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5DA
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Fawley Road, Southcote, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 3EP
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
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.