RG30 3BL postcode in Reading, England

RG30 3BL is a postcode in Reading, in the Southcote ward. It is in the Reading Central parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since July 1995.

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 £372,500 Homes sold in RG30 3, last 12 months. ▼ 5.1% on the year before Nearest station Reading Green Park 2.1 km in a straight line

Where RG30 3BL is, and what is near it

Map of RG30 3BL and what is near it Map of RG30 3BL: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the RG30 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. RG30 3BA: also in RG30 3RG30 3BB: also in RG30 3RG30 3BD: also in RG30 3RG30 3BE: also in RG30 3RG30 3BG: also in RG30 3RG30 3BH: also in RG30 3RG30 3BJ: also in RG30 3RG30 3BN: also in RG30 3RG30 3BP: also in RG30 3RG30 3BQ: also in RG30 3RG30 3BS: also in RG30 3RG30 3BT: also in RG30 3RG30 3BW: also in RG30 3RG30 3FQ: also in RG30 3RG30 3HZ: also in RG30 3RG30 3JR: also in RG30 3RG30 3JS: also in RG30 3RG30 3LG: also in RG30 3RG30 3LH: also in RG30 3RG30 3LJ: also in RG30 3RG30 3LN: also in RG30 3RG30 3LX: also in RG30 3RG30 3NG: also in RG30 3RG30 3NH: also in RG30 3RG30 3NS: also in RG30 3RG30 3NT: also in RG30 3RG30 3NU: also in RG30 3RG30 3NX: also in RG30 3RG30 3NY: also in RG30 3RG30 3NZ: also in RG30 3RG30 3PB: also in RG30 3RG30 3PN: also in RG30 3RG30 3PX: also in RG30 3RG30 3PY: also in RG30 3RG30 3QA: also in RG30 3RG30 3QB: also in RG30 3RG30 3QR: also in RG30 3RG30 3QS: also in RG30 3RG30 3QT: also in RG30 3 Bus stop 350 mSchool 550 mMonta 550 mSchool 950 mReading Green Park station 2.1 kmColey Park Surgery 2.2 kmSouthcote RG30 3BL Map of RG30 3BL and what is near it Map of RG30 3BL: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the RG30 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 2 EV charging points (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 550 mSouthcote RG30 3BL
  • RG30 3BL
  • Other postcodes in RG30 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.4429, longitude -1.0178)

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 3BL?

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 3BL?

Every home and business at RG30 3BL 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.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 3BL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Reading Borough Council's days for RG30 3BL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for RG30 3BL 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 RG30 3BL 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 3BL.

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 3BL: 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 3BL 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 RG30 3BL?

Homes in RG30 3 sold for a typical £372,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, down 5.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£372,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£392,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £692,500 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £406,000 29 sales
  • Terraced £360,000 19 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £233,500 12 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 3BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG30 3BL 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 RG30 3BL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at RG30 3BL. 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 RG30 3BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around RG30 3BL. Over half of them (52%) are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (67%). 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 3BL

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 D, the most common, is £2,613.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (9%)£1,742
Band Babout 30 (5%)£2,032
Band Cabout 150 (27%)£2,322
Band Dabout 290 (52%)£2,613
Band Eabout 20 (4%)£3,193
Band Fabout 20 (4%)£3,774
Band Gwithheld£4,355
Band Hfewer than 5£5,226

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 67% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. Withheld 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 3BL is in (ONS area E01016421), 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 3BL?

The nearest open schools to RG30 3BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG30 3BL, 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 3BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG30 3BL is Reading Green Park, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Reading Green Park Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Reading West Rail Station Railway station 2.4 kmCycle

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ashampstead Road, 17 m away.

More stations near RG30 3BL, 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 3BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG30 3BL, 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 3BL?

2 within 1 km 15 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG30 3BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Evyve Charging point · 10 chargers · Type 2, CCS · up to 322 kW 250 mWalk
  • Monta Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 550 mWalk
  • MyEVS Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.9 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 3BL?

The nearest to the centre of RG30 3BL, 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 3BL?

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 3BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG30 3BL, 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 3BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG30 3BL, 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 3BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG30 3BL 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 3BL in a conservation area?

The centre of RG30 3BL 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 3BL?

Police.uk records 232 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG30 3BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences105 reports
Other theft30 reports
Anti-social behaviour24 reports
Public order19 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Shoplifting11 reports

Also: drugs 7, vehicle crime 5, burglary 4, robbery 3, other crime 3, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.

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 3BL

Ward
Southcote
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 1995

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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