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RG16 0 area guide

Who lives in RG16 0, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: West Berkshire
Region: South East
Population: 1,813 (2024)

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At a glance

What RG16 0 is like

The RG16 0 postcode sector in West Berkshire covers 0 live postcodes and is home to about 1,813 people in 651 households. 65% of households own their home, 12.1% rent privately and 21.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 5–9, and 66.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average.

Scores

How RG16 0 compares

Headline figures for RG16 0, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

3/ 10

Lower than most: 14.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

1.5/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 9 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

2 schools in RG16 0. None has a published inspection grade.

Household incomeMore

£71,644

Average annual income before tax, higher than 86% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where RG16 0 differs most from the national average.

01
Low crimePositive
14.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
02
Few private renters
Only 12.1% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

RG16 0 FAQs

Is RG16 0 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 14.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 3 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

Is RG16 0 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around RG16 0, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 3 of 10.

Who lives in RG16 0?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 5–9, at 9.2% of residents. 65% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (39.4%).

Which council covers RG16 0?

The local authority for RG16 0 is West Berkshire.

RG16 0 comes under West Berkshire in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is RG16 0?

Connectivity scores 1.5 out of 10.

There are 9 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.5 out of 10 (poor).

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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