RG30 4GE postcode in Reading, England

RG30 4GE 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 December 1999. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 Typical price £377,500 Homes sold in RG30 4, last 12 months. ▲ 0.7% on the year before Nearest school Oxford Road Community School 550 m in a straight line Nearest station Reading West 550 m in a straight line

Where RG30 4GE is, and what is near it

Map of RG30 4GE and what is near it Map of RG30 4GE: its centre point, with the 259 other postcodes in the RG30 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 3 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG30 4AA: also in RG30 4RG30 4AB: also in RG30 4RG30 4AG: also in RG30 4RG30 4AH: also in RG30 4RG30 4AJ: also in RG30 4RG30 4AL: also in RG30 4RG30 4AT: also in RG30 4RG30 4AW: also in RG30 4RG30 4AX: also in RG30 4RG30 4AY: also in RG30 4RG30 4AZ: also in RG30 4RG30 4BA: also in RG30 4RG30 4BB: also in RG30 4RG30 4BD: also in RG30 4RG30 4BE: also in RG30 4RG30 4BG: also in RG30 4RG30 4BH: also in RG30 4RG30 4BJ: also in RG30 4RG30 4BL: also in RG30 4RG30 4BN: also in RG30 4RG30 4BP: also in RG30 4RG30 4BS: also in RG30 4RG30 4BT: also in RG30 4RG30 4BU: also in RG30 4RG30 4BX: also in RG30 4RG30 4BY: also in RG30 4RG30 4DA: also in RG30 4RG30 4DG: also in RG30 4RG30 4DJ: also in RG30 4RG30 4DL: also in RG30 4RG30 4DN: also in RG30 4RG30 4DR: also in RG30 4RG30 4DS: also in RG30 4RG30 4DT: also in RG30 4RG30 4DU: also in RG30 4RG30 4DX: also in RG30 4RG30 4DY: also in RG30 4RG30 4DZ: also in RG30 4RG30 4EA: also in RG30 4RG30 4EB: also in RG30 4RG30 4ED: also in RG30 4RG30 4EE: also in RG30 4RG30 4EF: also in RG30 4RG30 4EG: also in RG30 4RG30 4EH: also in RG30 4RG30 4EJ: also in RG30 4RG30 4EL: also in RG30 4RG30 4EN: also in RG30 4RG30 4EP: also in RG30 4RG30 4EQ: also in RG30 4RG30 4ER: also in RG30 4RG30 4ET: also in RG30 4RG30 4EW: also in RG30 4RG30 4EX: also in RG30 4RG30 4EY: also in RG30 4RG30 4EZ: also in RG30 4RG30 4FR: also in RG30 4RG30 4FU: also in RG30 4RG30 4GS: also in RG30 4RG30 4GT: also in RG30 4RG30 4GU: also in RG30 4RG30 4GX: also in RG30 4RG30 4GY: also in RG30 4RG30 4GZ: also in RG30 4RG30 4HB: also in RG30 4RG30 4HD: also in RG30 4RG30 4HE: also in RG30 4RG30 4HL: also in RG30 4RG30 4JA: also in RG30 4RG30 4JQ: also in RG30 4RG30 4LX: also in RG30 4RG30 4NA: also in RG30 4RG30 4NB: also in RG30 4RG30 4ND: also in RG30 4RG30 4NF: also in RG30 4RG30 4NL: also in RG30 4RG30 4QN: also in RG30 4RG30 4XY: also in RG30 4RG30 4YA: also in RG30 4RG30 4YD: also in RG30 4RG30 4YH: also in RG30 4RG30 4YL: also in RG30 4RG30 4YN: also in RG30 4RG30 4YP: also in RG30 4RG30 4YR: also in RG30 4RG30 4YS: also in RG30 4RG30 4YT: also in RG30 4RG30 4YW: also in RG30 4 Reading RG30 4GE Map of RG30 4GE and what is near it Map of RG30 4GE: its centre point, with the 259 other postcodes in the RG30 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 3 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Reading RG30 4GE
  • RG30 4GE
  • Other postcodes in RG30 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4601, longitude -0.9918)

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 4GE?

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 4GE?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for RG30 4GE. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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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 4GE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Reading Borough Council's days for RG30 4GE 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 4GE 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 4GE.

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 4GE: 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 4GE is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 17:50 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 17:50 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 4GE?

Homes in RG30 4 sold for a typical £377,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 108 sales, up 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£377,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£375,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 0.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £492,500 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £410,000 39 sales
  • Terraced £349,000 42 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £205,000 13 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 4GE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG30 4GE 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

What council tax band are homes near RG30 4GE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,250 homes in the neighbourhood around RG30 4GE. 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 4GE

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 4GE is in (ONS area E01016359), rounded by the VOA.

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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 4GE?

The nearest open schools to RG30 4GE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG30 4GE, 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 4GE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG30 4GE 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 1.4 kmCycle

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ashmere Terrace, 82 m away.

More stations near RG30 4GE, 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 4GE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG30 4GE, 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 4GE?

2 within 1 km 20 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG30 4GE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers · up to 7 kW 500 mWalk
  • Blink Charging point · 8 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 900 mWalk
  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk

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 4GE?

The nearest to the centre of RG30 4GE, 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 4GE?

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 4GE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG30 4GE, 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 4GE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG30 4GE, 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 4GE?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG30 4GE 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 4GE in a conservation area?

The centre of RG30 4GE 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 4GE?

Police.uk records 817 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG30 4GE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences218 reports
Shoplifting176 reports
Other theft85 reports
Public order75 reports
Anti-social behaviour71 reports
Criminal damage and arson50 reports

Also: drugs 36, vehicle crime 27, robbery 20, burglary 19, bicycle theft 15, theft from the person 14, other crime 6, possession of weapons 5.

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 4GE

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
December 1999

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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