RG postcode area: Reading
The RG postcode area is known as the Reading area. It is every postcode that begins RG followed by a number. It has 30 districts and 23,816 postcodes in use, across 13 councils.
Homes in the RG area sold for a typical £405,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £290,000 in RG21 (Basingstoke) to £762,500 in RG9 (Henley-on-Thames).
For the town itself, see Reading postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 51.4014
Longitude -1.0326
This is the middle of the postcodes in the RG area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the RG area?
Homes in the RG area sold for a typical £405,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 9,251 sales, down 2.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £416,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £405,000
▼ down 2.6% on the 12 months before
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the RG districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- RG1 postcode district: ReadingReading, Wokingham 1,254 postcodes Typical price£294,000 Gigabit, every home989 of 1,109 At flood risk145 of 1,254
- RG2 postcode district: ReadingReading, Wokingham 1,054 postcodes Typical price£385,000 Gigabit, every home918 of 1,025 At flood risk49 of 1,054
- RG4 postcode district: CavershamReading, South Oxfordshire, Wokingham 1,000 postcodes Typical price£487,500 Gigabit, every home794 of 988 At flood risk149 of 1,000
- RG5 postcode district: WoodleyWokingham, Reading 504 postcodes Typical price£450,000 Gigabit, every home457 of 498 At flood risk11 of 504
- RG6 postcode district: ReadingWokingham, Reading 750 postcodes Typical price£470,000 Gigabit, every home627 of 650 At flood risk68 of 750
- RG7 postcode district: Burghfield CommonWest Berkshire, Wokingham, Basingstoke and Deane, Hart, Reading 1,519 postcodes Typical price£452,500 Gigabit, every home1,179 of 1,475 At flood risk135 of 1,519
- RG8 postcode district: GoringWest Berkshire, South Oxfordshire 849 postcodes Typical price£525,000 Gigabit, every home526 of 824 At flood risk122 of 849
- RG9 postcode district: Henley-on-ThamesSouth Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Wokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead 1,138 postcodes Typical price£762,500 Gigabit, every home648 of 1,106 At flood risk128 of 1,138
- RG10 postcode district: TwyfordWokingham, Windsor and Maidenhead, Bracknell Forest 677 postcodes Typical price£621,250 Gigabit, every home397 of 666 At flood risk89 of 677
- RG12 postcode district: BracknellBracknell Forest 1,075 postcodes Typical price£375,000 Gigabit, every home1,009 of 1,058 At flood risk73 of 1,075
- RG14 postcode district: NewburyWest Berkshire 1,298 postcodes Typical price£350,000 Gigabit, every home878 of 1,215 At flood risk248 of 1,298
- RG17 postcode district: HungerfordWest Berkshire, Wiltshire, Vale of White Horse 661 postcodes Typical price£375,000 Gigabit, every home430 of 645 At flood risk72 of 661
- RG18 postcode district: ThatchamWest Berkshire 543 postcodes Typical price£397,975 Gigabit, every home456 of 536 At flood risk24 of 543
- RG19 postcode district: ThatchamWest Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane, Reading 493 postcodes Typical price£345,000 Gigabit, every home316 of 462 At flood risk64 of 493
- RG20 postcode district: KingsclereWest Berkshire, Basingstoke and Deane 935 postcodes Typical price£575,000 Gigabit, every home446 of 920 At flood risk57 of 935
- RG21 postcode district: BasingstokeBasingstoke and Deane 758 postcodes Typical price£290,000 Gigabit, every home540 of 750 At flood risk58 of 758
- RG22 postcode district: BasingstokeBasingstoke and Deane 776 postcodes Typical price£355,000 Gigabit, every home572 of 770 At flood risk3 of 776
- RG23 postcode district: BasingstokeBasingstoke and Deane 421 postcodes Typical price£400,000 Gigabit, every home282 of 401 At flood riskNone listed
- RG24 postcode district: BasingstokeBasingstoke and Deane 896 postcodes Typical price£360,000 Gigabit, every home482 of 851 At flood risk26 of 896
- RG25 postcode district: OvertonBasingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire, Hart 395 postcodes Typical price£567,500 Gigabit, every home91 of 390 At flood risk10 of 395
- RG26 postcode district: TadleyBasingstoke and Deane, West Berkshire 652 postcodes Typical price£415,000 Gigabit, every home385 of 640 At flood risk25 of 652
- RG27 postcode district: HookHart, Basingstoke and Deane, Reading, Wokingham 849 postcodes Typical price£450,000 Gigabit, every home439 of 814 At flood risk46 of 849
- RG28 postcode district: Whitchurch, Basingstoke and DeaneBasingstoke and Deane, Test Valley 235 postcodes Typical price£421,500 Gigabit, every home64 of 235 At flood risk33 of 235
- RG29 postcode district: OdihamHart, Basingstoke and Deane, East Hampshire 274 postcodes Typical price£590,000 Gigabit, every home87 of 266 At flood risk14 of 274
- RG30 postcode district: ReadingReading, West Berkshire 966 postcodes Typical price£337,500 Gigabit, every home877 of 938 At flood risk72 of 966
- RG31 postcode district: ReadingWest Berkshire, Reading 639 postcodes Typical price£415,000 Gigabit, every home596 of 635 At flood risk2 of 639
- RG40 postcode district: WokinghamWokingham, Bracknell Forest, Windsor and Maidenhead 1,013 postcodes Typical price£491,000 Gigabit, every home722 of 909 At flood risk27 of 1,013
- RG41 postcode district: WokinghamWokingham 770 postcodes Typical price£480,000 Gigabit, every home613 of 761 At flood risk79 of 770
- RG42 postcode district: BracknellBracknell Forest, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham 965 postcodes Typical price£470,000 Gigabit, every home837 of 914 At flood risk63 of 965
- RG45 postcode district: CrowthorneBracknell Forest, Wokingham 457 postcodes Typical price£492,500 Gigabit, every home372 of 439 At flood risk20 of 457
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the RG area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the RG area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the RG area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- West Berkshire5,413 postcodes
- Basingstoke and Deane4,939 postcodes
- Wokingham4,478 postcodes
- Reading3,794 postcodes
- Bracknell Forest2,337 postcodes
- South Oxfordshire1,595 postcodes
- Hart937 postcodes
- Buckinghamshire154 postcodes
- Windsor and Maidenhead125 postcodes
- Wiltshire39 postcodes
- East Hampshire2 postcodes
- Vale of White Horse2 postcodes
- Test Valley1 postcode
Near the RG area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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