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RG area guide

Who lives in RG, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Population
933,500 (2024)
At a glance

What RG is like

The RG postcode area in South East covers 23,787 live postcodes and is home to about 933,500 people in 360,224 households. 65.4% of households own their home, 18.8% rent privately and 14.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 62% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in RG sold for a median of £405,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How RG compares

Headline figures for RG, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
7.6/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 22.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£405,000

Median over 9,395 sales in RG, −3% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
96%

Rated good or better across 353 inspected schools in RG.

Household incomeMore
£69,418

Average annual income before tax, higher than 83% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where RG differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Well-rated schoolsPositive

    96% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

RG FAQs

01
Is RG a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.6 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 22.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 96% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in RG?

The median sale price over the last year was £405,000.

Homes in RG sold for a median of £405,000 across 9,395 sales in the year to August 2026, −3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is RG safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around RG, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in RG?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.2% of residents. 65.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (30.9%).
05
Which council covers RG?

The local authority for RG is West Berkshire.

RG comes under West Berkshire in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is RG?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Mortimer Rail Station, 2.0 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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