RG30 1BF postcode in Reading, England

RG30 1BF is a postcode in Reading, in the Battle ward. It is in the Reading Central parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since July 2010.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Reading: 96% Typical price £287,500 Homes sold in RG30 1, last 12 months. ▼ 0.9% on the year before Nearest station Reading West 550 m in a straight line

Where RG30 1BF is, and what is near it

Map of RG30 1BF and what is near it Map of RG30 1BF: its centre point, with the 108 other postcodes in the RG30 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG30 1AA: also in RG30 1RG30 1AB: also in RG30 1RG30 1AD: also in RG30 1RG30 1AE: also in RG30 1RG30 1AF: also in RG30 1RG30 1AH: also in RG30 1RG30 1AJ: also in RG30 1RG30 1AL: also in RG30 1RG30 1AN: also in RG30 1RG30 1AP: also in RG30 1RG30 1AQ: also in RG30 1RG30 1AR: also in RG30 1RG30 1AS: also in RG30 1RG30 1AT: also in RG30 1RG30 1AU: also in RG30 1RG30 1AW: also in RG30 1RG30 1AX: also in RG30 1RG30 1AY: also in RG30 1RG30 1BD: also in RG30 1RG30 1BH: also in RG30 1RG30 1BJ: also in RG30 1RG30 1BL: also in RG30 1RG30 1BN: also in RG30 1RG30 1BP: also in RG30 1RG30 1BQ: also in RG30 1RG30 1BS: also in RG30 1RG30 1BT: also in RG30 1RG30 1BU: also in RG30 1RG30 1BW: also in RG30 1RG30 1BX: also in RG30 1RG30 1BY: also in RG30 1RG30 1BZ: also in RG30 1RG30 1DA: also in RG30 1RG30 1DB: also in RG30 1RG30 1DD: also in RG30 1RG30 1DE: also in RG30 1RG30 1DG: also in RG30 1RG30 1DH: also in RG30 1RG30 1DL: also in RG30 1RG30 1DN: also in RG30 1RG30 1DR: also in RG30 1RG30 1DT: also in RG30 1RG30 1DU: also in RG30 1RG30 1DY: also in RG30 1RG30 1DZ: also in RG30 1RG30 1EA: also in RG30 1RG30 1EE: also in RG30 1RG30 1EF: also in RG30 1RG30 1EG: also in RG30 1RG30 1EH: also in RG30 1RG30 1EJ: also in RG30 1RG30 1EL: also in RG30 1RG30 1EN: also in RG30 1RG30 1EP: also in RG30 1RG30 1ER: also in RG30 1RG30 1ES: also in RG30 1RG30 1ET: also in RG30 1RG30 1EU: also in RG30 1RG30 1EW: also in RG30 1RG30 1EX: also in RG30 1RG30 1EY: also in RG30 1RG30 1FA: also in RG30 1RG30 1FB: also in RG30 1RG30 1FD: also in RG30 1RG30 1FE: also in RG30 1RG30 1FF: also in RG30 1RG30 1FG: also in RG30 1RG30 1HA: also in RG30 1RG30 1HD: also in RG30 1RG30 1HF: also in RG30 1RG30 1HG: also in RG30 1RG30 1HJ: also in RG30 1RG30 1HL: also in RG30 1RG30 1HP: also in RG30 1RG30 1HR: also in RG30 1RG30 1HS: also in RG30 1RG30 1HT: also in RG30 1RG30 1HU: also in RG30 1RG30 1HW: also in RG30 1RG30 1HX: also in RG30 1RG30 1HY: also in RG30 1RG30 1HZ: also in RG30 1RG30 1JA: also in RG30 1RG30 1JG: also in RG30 1RG30 1JS: also in RG30 1RG30 1JT: also in RG30 1RG30 1JU: also in RG30 1RG30 1JX: also in RG30 1RG30 1JY: also in RG30 1RG30 1LA: also in RG30 1RG30 1LB: also in RG30 1RG30 1LD: also in RG30 1RG30 1LE: also in RG30 1RG30 1LF: also in RG30 1RG30 1LG: also in RG30 1RG30 1LJ: also in RG30 1RG30 1LL: also in RG30 1RG30 1LN: also in RG30 1RG30 1LP: also in RG30 1RG30 1LQ: also in RG30 1RG30 1LR: also in RG30 1RG30 1LW: also in RG30 1RG30 1NP: also in RG30 1RG30 1NS: also in RG30 1RG30 1PR: also in RG30 1RG30 1RA: also in RG30 1 Reading RG30 1BF Map of RG30 1BF and what is near it Map of RG30 1BF: its centre point, with the 108 other postcodes in the RG30 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 9 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Battle RG30 1BF
  • RG30 1BF
  • Other postcodes in RG30 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

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 51.4592, longitude -0.9959)

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 RG30 1BF?

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 RG30 1BF?

Every home and business at RG30 1BF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 RG30 1BF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Reading Borough Council's days for RG30 1BF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 RG30 1BF 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 RG30 1BF.

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 RG30 1BF: 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 RG30 1BF is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 08:26 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 08:26 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RG30 1BF?

Homes in RG30 1 sold for a typical £287,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 47 sales, down 0.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£287,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£290,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.9% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached £295,000 5 sales
  • Terraced £322,000 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £201,500 18 sales

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

Across the whole RG30 district: a typical £337,500 from 437 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 RG30 1BF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in RG30 1BF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 10 December 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near RG30 1BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,250 homes in the neighbourhood around RG30 1BF. The largest share of them, 49%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (26%). 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 RG30 1BF

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 C, the most common, is £2,322.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (7%)£1,742
Band Babout 410 (33%)£2,032
Band Cabout 610 (49%)£2,322
Band Dabout 80 (6%)£2,613
Band Eabout 50 (4%)£3,193
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,774
Band Gfewer than 5£4,355
Band Hwithheld£5,226

When the homes were built

  1. 26% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 20% 2020 or later

1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 RG30 1BF is in (ONS area E01016359), 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 RG30 1BF?

The nearest open schools to RG30 1BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG30 1BF, 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 RG30 1BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG30 1BF is Reading West Rail Station, 550 metres away in a straight line.

  • Reading West Rail Station Railway station 550 mWalk
  • Reading Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ashmere Terrace, 160 m away.

More stations near RG30 1BF, 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 RG30 1BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG30 1BF, 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 RG30 1BF?

1 within 1 km 19 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG30 1BF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers · up to 7 kW 200 mWalk
  • Blink Charging point · 8 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.1 kmWalk
  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 1.4 kmCycle

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 RG30 1BF?

The nearest to the centre of RG30 1BF, 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 RG30 1BF?

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 RG30 1BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG30 1BF, 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 RG30 1BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG30 1BF, 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 RG30 1BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG30 1BF 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 RG30 1BF in a conservation area?

The centre of RG30 1BF is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 RG30 1BF?

Police.uk records 672 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG30 1BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences214 reports
Other theft78 reports
Shoplifting77 reports
Anti-social behaviour74 reports
Public order64 reports
Criminal damage and arson43 reports

Also: drugs 32, vehicle crime 28, burglary 19, theft from the person 12, robbery 12, bicycle theft 9, other crime 7, possession of weapons 3.

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 RG30 1BF

Ward
Battle
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
July 2010

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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