RG6 1PS
The median sold price for the postcode RG6 1PS is around £285,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 146 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around RG6 1PS (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £175,000 – £666,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across RG6 1, last 24 months.
- Terraced£325,000(69 sales)
- Semi-detached£477,600(50 sales)
- Detached£692,500(34 sales)
- Flat£235,000(25 sales)
RG6 1PS median £285,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £345,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Reading neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.3× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Reading and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in RG6 1PS, compared with 95.7% across Reading and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 94.8% of premises across Reading (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Reading | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 94.8% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 95.7% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.6% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 49% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Reading: more deprived than 50% of its 100 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income5of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment2of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (75%). Average Band D in Reading is £2,612.77 for 2026/27.
That is 9% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Reading: £2,322.46 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 670 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A3%
- Band B19%
- Band C75%
- Band D3%
- Band E–
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Alfred Sutton Primary School0.1 miles (230 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, October 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Alfred Sutton Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles (640 m)Ofsted report card, December 2025
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Redlands Primary School0.6 miles (990 m)Ofsted, July 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Nearest secondary schools
- UTC Reading0.3 miles (440 m)Ofsted, February 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- Maiden Erlegh School in Reading0.3 miles (440 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Maiden Erlegh School in Reading (opens in a new tab) ↗
- The Bulmershe School0.8 miles (1.3 km)No Ofsted inspection published yet
Public transport
The nearest station to RG6 1PS is Earley Rail Station, 0.9 miles (1.4 km) away in a straight line. There are 8 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.9 miles (1.4 km)Earley Rail Station
- 1.8 miles (2.9 km)Reading Rail Station
- 2.0 miles (3.3 km)Winnersh Triangle Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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