RG1 4QA postcode in Reading, England

RG1 4QA is a postcode in Reading, in the Katesgrove ward. It is in the Reading Central parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 98% of homes and businesses can get it. Reading: 96% Typical price £255,000 Homes sold in RG1 4, last 12 months. ▼ 8.9% on the year before Nearest station Reading 900 m in a straight line

Where RG1 4QA is, and what is near it

Map of RG1 4QA and what is near it Map of RG1 4QA: its centre point, with the 123 other postcodes in the RG1 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 18 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG1 4AE: also in RG1 4RG1 4AF: also in RG1 4RG1 4AP: also in RG1 4RG1 4AQ: also in RG1 4RG1 4AR: also in RG1 4RG1 4AU: also in RG1 4RG1 4AW: also in RG1 4RG1 4AY: also in RG1 4RG1 4AZ: also in RG1 4RG1 4BE: also in RG1 4RG1 4BQ: also in RG1 4RG1 4BS: also in RG1 4RG1 4BW: also in RG1 4RG1 4BX: also in RG1 4RG1 4DA: also in RG1 4RG1 4DG: also in RG1 4RG1 4DH: also in RG1 4RG1 4DJ: also in RG1 4RG1 4DL: also in RG1 4RG1 4DN: also in RG1 4RG1 4DP: also in RG1 4RG1 4DR: also in RG1 4RG1 4DT: also in RG1 4RG1 4DU: also in RG1 4RG1 4DX: also in RG1 4RG1 4EA: also in RG1 4RG1 4EB: also in RG1 4RG1 4ED: also in RG1 4RG1 4EE: also in RG1 4RG1 4EF: also in RG1 4RG1 4EG: also in RG1 4RG1 4EH: also in RG1 4RG1 4EJ: also in RG1 4RG1 4EN: also in RG1 4RG1 4EQ: also in RG1 4RG1 4ES: also in RG1 4RG1 4ET: also in RG1 4RG1 4EX: also in RG1 4RG1 4EZ: also in RG1 4RG1 4FE: also in RG1 4RG1 4FF: also in RG1 4RG1 4FG: also in RG1 4RG1 4FH: also in RG1 4RG1 4FJ: also in RG1 4RG1 4FL: also in RG1 4RG1 4FN: also in RG1 4RG1 4FP: also in RG1 4RG1 4FQ: also in RG1 4RG1 4FR: also in RG1 4RG1 4FS: also in RG1 4RG1 4FU: also in RG1 4RG1 4FW: also in RG1 4RG1 4GP: also in RG1 4RG1 4GQ: also in RG1 4RG1 4HJ: also in RG1 4RG1 4HP: also in RG1 4RG1 4HX: also in RG1 4RG1 4JB: also in RG1 4RG1 4JE: also in RG1 4RG1 4JG: also in RG1 4RG1 4JH: also in RG1 4RG1 4JJ: also in RG1 4RG1 4JS: also in RG1 4RG1 4JT: also in RG1 4RG1 4JU: also in RG1 4RG1 4JW: also in RG1 4RG1 4LS: also in RG1 4RG1 4LY: also in RG1 4RG1 4NH: also in RG1 4RG1 4NN: also in RG1 4RG1 4NQ: also in RG1 4RG1 4NX: also in RG1 4RG1 4NY: also in RG1 4RG1 4NZ: also in RG1 4RG1 4PD: also in RG1 4RG1 4PE: also in RG1 4RG1 4PF: also in RG1 4RG1 4PG: also in RG1 4RG1 4PH: also in RG1 4RG1 4PL: also in RG1 4RG1 4PN: also in RG1 4RG1 4PP: also in RG1 4RG1 4PQ: also in RG1 4RG1 4PS: also in RG1 4RG1 4PW: also in RG1 4RG1 4PX: also in RG1 4RG1 4PZ: also in RG1 4RG1 4QD: also in RG1 4RG1 4QE: also in RG1 4RG1 4QH: also in RG1 4RG1 4QL: also in RG1 4RG1 4QN: also in RG1 4RG1 4QP: also in RG1 4RG1 4QS: also in RG1 4RG1 4QT: also in RG1 4RG1 4QU: also in RG1 4RG1 4QX: also in RG1 4RG1 4QY: also in RG1 4RG1 4QZ: also in RG1 4RG1 4RA: also in RG1 4RG1 4RB: also in RG1 4RG1 4RD: also in RG1 4RG1 4RE: also in RG1 4RG1 4RF: also in RG1 4RG1 4RH: also in RG1 4RG1 4RJ: also in RG1 4RG1 4RL: also in RG1 4RG1 4RQ: also in RG1 4RG1 4RS: also in RG1 4RG1 4RT: also in RG1 4RG1 4RU: also in RG1 4RG1 4RY: also in RG1 4RG1 4SA: also in RG1 4RG1 4SJ: also in RG1 4RG1 4SQ: also in RG1 4RG1 4SY: also in RG1 4 Reading RG1 4QA Map of RG1 4QA and what is near it Map of RG1 4QA: its centre point, with the 123 other postcodes in the RG1 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 18 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Redlands RG1 4QA
  • RG1 4QA
  • Other postcodes in RG1 4: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 18 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4514, longitude -0.9673)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG1 4QA?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RG1 4QA?

Every home and business at RG1 4QA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 98% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)98% can get it

Reading: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Reading: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Reading.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at RG1 4QA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Reading Borough Council's days for RG1 4QA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for RG1 4QA on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RG1 4QA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include RG1 4QA.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Reading

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG1 4QA: 1,468 properties in Reading are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Reading

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of RG1 4QA is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RG1 4QA?

Homes in RG1 4 sold for a typical £255,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 34 sales, down 8.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£255,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£280,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.9% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Terraced £315,000 12 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £195,000 21 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RG1 district: a typical £294,000 from 419 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in RG1 4QA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG1 4QA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at RG1 4QA

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at RG1 4QA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RG1 4QA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,240 homes in the neighbourhood around RG1 4QA. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (22%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RG1 4QA

Band D in Reading for 2026‑27: £2,613. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,742 (band A) to £3,774 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,742.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 400 (32%)£1,742
Band Babout 380 (31%)£2,032
Band Cabout 280 (23%)£2,322
Band Dabout 160 (13%)£2,613
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,193
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,774
Band Gfewer than 5£4,355
Band Hwithheld£5,226

When the homes were built

  1. 9% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 22% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. 17% 2020 or later

Averages for Reading before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RG1 4QA is in (ONS area E01033839), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RG1 4QA?

The nearest open schools to RG1 4QA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG1 4QA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to RG1 4QA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG1 4QA is Reading Rail Station, 900 metres away in a straight line.

  • Reading Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk
  • Reading Rail Station Railway station 900 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

18 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Crown Street, 44 m away.

More stations near RG1 4QA, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RG1 4QA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG1 4QA, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RG1 4QA?

8 within 1 km 21 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG1 4QA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 6 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 250 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 6 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 400 mWalk
  • Evolt Charging point · 2 chargers 550 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RG1 4QA?

The nearest to the centre of RG1 4QA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RG1 4QA?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RG1 4QA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG1 4QA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RG1 4QA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG1 4QA, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RG1 4QA?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG1 4QA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RG1 4QA in a conservation area?

The centre of RG1 4QA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RG1 4QA?

Police.uk records 862 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG1 4QA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences242 reports
Shoplifting193 reports
Anti-social behaviour88 reports
Public order73 reports
Other theft73 reports
Criminal damage and arson55 reports

Also: vehicle crime 33, drugs 25, robbery 22, burglary 20, bicycle theft 18, theft from the person 7, other crime 7, possession of weapons 6.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RG1 4QA

Ward
Katesgrove
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Reading
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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