RG1 6BA
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Property report — RG1 6BA
Open-data due diligence for RG1 6BA and the area around it.
RG1 6BA in brief: 43 recorded sales (£45,000–£325,000) · very low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for RG1 6BA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the RG1 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£327,216
Population
12,606
Crimes recorded
86
Schools
4
Flood risk
Very low
Gigabit broadband
94%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in RG1 6, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (33 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-19 | £325,000 | 17 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-02-22 | £290,000 | 17 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2024-01-12 | £300,000 | 19 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2022-04-04 | £270,000 | 20 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2019-10-31 | £260,000 | 17 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-07-06 | £264,000 | 6 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-06-22 | £247,500 | 7 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2016-09-05 | £247,500 | 2 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-10-14 | £192,500 | 29 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2014-09-02 | £201,000 | 13 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2012-07-31 | £178,500 | 20 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2011-03-25 | £177,000 | 20 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2010-09-29 | £165,000 | 9 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2010-09-10 | £142,500 | 1 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2010-04-08 | £159,000 | 15 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2009-07-31 | £155,000 | 5 GARNET STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2008-07-18 | £177,000 | 7 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-11-02 | £135,000 | 14 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-08-31 | £157,750 | 10 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2006-03-17 | £158,950 | 20 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-07-01 | £224,000 | 27A GARNET STREET | Detached |
| 2005-03-14 | £150,000 | 14 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-07-23 | £159,950 | 13 GARNET STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2003-11-07 | £135,000 | 14 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-08-01 | £199,950 | 27A GARNET STREET | Detached |
| 2002-09-13 | £125,000 | 20 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-12-07 | £110,000 | 1 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-11-09 | £115,950 | 13 GARNET STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-25 | £106,950 | 21 GARNET STREET | Detached |
| 2001-04-05 | £94,000 | 14 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-02-12 | £107,950 | 23 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-10-20 | £86,000 | 7 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 2000-07-20 | £92,000 | 10 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-07-09 | £78,950 | 15 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-03-03 | £50,500 | 15 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-11-16 | £67,500 | 1 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-10-18 | £56,500 | 4 GARNET STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-29 | £68,000 | 7 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 1998-01-26 | £45,000 | 29 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-07-14 | £58,950 | 13 GARNET STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1996-08-16 | £47,250 | 10 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-04-26 | £69,500 | 27A GARNET STREET | Detached |
| 1996-02-12 | £52,000 | 9 GARNET STREET | Terraced |
43 recorded sales on RG1 6BA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coley Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Katesgrove Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| New Christ Church Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| All Saints Church of England Aided Infant School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| All Saints Junior School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE (0.4 mi) · BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE (0.4 mi) · LONDON STREET SURGERY (0.4 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BATH ROAD DAY HOSPITAL (0.3 mi) · SPIRE DUNEDIN HOSPITAL ONCOLOGY DEPARTMENT (0.4 mi) · DUNEDIN HOSPITAL (0.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 94 and 96, Wolseley Street (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 31-35, COLEY HILL (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · 29, COLEY HILL (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: NEWDAYS PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BOOTS (0.4 mi) · SAOOD PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Reading (0.7 mi) · Reading West (0.7 mi) · Reading Green Park (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Food Warehouse (0.4 mi) · Seoul Plaza (0.4 mi) · Best Foods (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 35
- One-person households
- 35%
- Households with children
- 28%
- Households
- 5,490
Owned 41% · Social rent 19% · Private rent 39%
Census 2021 (ONS), for RG1 6.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in RG1 6 (May 24–Apr 26, average 63/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictRG1 | SectorRG1 6 | PostcodeRG1 6BA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £410,959 | £327,216 | £151,258 |
| Population | 70,739 | 12,606 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 846 | 86 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 89% | 94% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (RG1 6); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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