Reading RG31 5 area guide

In Reading (RG31 5), recorded crime is 14% above the national average, homes sell for around £389,987 on average, there are 4 schools in the area (2 of 2 Ofsted-rated Good or Outstanding), flood risk from rivers and the sea is none, and it ranks as one of the less deprived parts of the country (deprivation decile 9/10, where 1 is most deprived).

Recorded crime in Reading RG31 5 runs at 305.1 per 1,000 properties, 14% above the national average (Police.uk, 2026-04).

Crime in Reading RG31 5 is above the national average. Recorded crime in Reading RG31 5 runs at 305.1 per 1,000 properties, 14% above the national average (Police.uk, 2026-04).

Homes in Reading RG31 5 sell for around £389,987 on average, based on 115 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).

Reading RG31 5 has no significant flood risk from rivers or the sea; none of its ~3,184 assessed properties fall in a modelled rivers-and-sea flood zone.

There are 4 schools in Reading RG31 5 (3 primary, 1 secondary), per the DfE Get Information about Schools register.

Of the 2 Ofsted-rated schools in Reading RG31 5, 2 (100%) are rated Good or Outstanding (Ofsted).

Reading RG31 5 sits in deprivation decile 9 of 10 (1 = most deprived), making it one of the less deprived areas in England (English Indices of Deprivation, ONS).