RG31 4EJ postcode in Reading, West Berkshire

RG31 4EJ is a postcode in Reading, in the Tilehurst Birch Copse ward of West Berkshire. It is in the Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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 at RG31 4EJ can get it Across West Berkshire: 88% Typical price £385,000 Homes sold in RG31 4, last 12 months. ▲ 2.7% on the year before Nearest station Theale 2.6 km in a straight line

Where RG31 4EJ is, and what is near it

Map of RG31 4EJ and what is near it Map of RG31 4EJ: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the RG31 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 3 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG31 4AA: also in RG31 4RG31 4AB: also in RG31 4RG31 4DR: also in RG31 4RG31 4DU: also in RG31 4RG31 4EE: also in RG31 4RG31 4EF: also in RG31 4RG31 4EH: also in RG31 4RG31 4EL: also in RG31 4RG31 4EN: also in RG31 4RG31 4EP: also in RG31 4RG31 4ER: also in RG31 4RG31 4ES: also in RG31 4RG31 4ET: also in RG31 4RG31 4EU: also in RG31 4RG31 4EX: also in RG31 4RG31 4EY: also in RG31 4RG31 4HA: also in RG31 4RG31 4HE: also in RG31 4RG31 4HQ: also in RG31 4RG31 4JQ: also in RG31 4RG31 4QL: also in RG31 4RG31 4QR: also in RG31 4RG31 4QS: also in RG31 4RG31 4QT: also in RG31 4RG31 4QU: also in RG31 4RG31 4QX: also in RG31 4RG31 4QY: also in RG31 4RG31 4QZ: also in RG31 4RG31 4RA: also in RG31 4RG31 4RB: also in RG31 4RG31 4RD: also in RG31 4RG31 4RE: also in RG31 4RG31 4RG: also in RG31 4RG31 4RH: also in RG31 4RG31 4RJ: also in RG31 4RG31 4RL: also in RG31 4RG31 4RQ: also in RG31 4RG31 4SA: also in RG31 4RG31 4SE: also in RG31 4RG31 4SF: also in RG31 4RG31 4SG: also in RG31 4RG31 4SJ: also in RG31 4RG31 4SL: also in RG31 4RG31 4SN: also in RG31 4RG31 4SP: also in RG31 4RG31 4SQ: also in RG31 4RG31 4SR: also in RG31 4RG31 4SS: also in RG31 4RG31 4ST: also in RG31 4RG31 4SU: also in RG31 4RG31 4SW: also in RG31 4RG31 4SX: also in RG31 4RG31 4SY: also in RG31 4RG31 4SZ: also in RG31 4RG31 4TA: also in RG31 4RG31 4TB: also in RG31 4RG31 4TD: also in RG31 4RG31 4TE: also in RG31 4RG31 4TF: also in RG31 4RG31 4TG: also in RG31 4RG31 4TH: also in RG31 4RG31 4TJ: also in RG31 4RG31 4TL: also in RG31 4RG31 4TP: also in RG31 4RG31 4TR: also in RG31 4RG31 4TS: also in RG31 4RG31 4TT: also in RG31 4RG31 4TU: also in RG31 4RG31 4UH: also in RG31 4RG31 4UP: also in RG31 4RG31 4UQ: also in RG31 4RG31 4UR: also in RG31 4RG31 4US: also in RG31 4RG31 4UT: also in RG31 4RG31 4UU: also in RG31 4RG31 4UX: also in RG31 4RG31 4UY: also in RG31 4RG31 4XA: also in RG31 4RG31 4XB: also in RG31 4RG31 4XD: also in RG31 4RG31 4XE: also in RG31 4RG31 4XG: also in RG31 4RG31 4XH: also in RG31 4RG31 4XJ: also in RG31 4RG31 4XL: also in RG31 4RG31 4XN: also in RG31 4RG31 4XP: also in RG31 4RG31 4XQ: also in RG31 4RG31 4XR: also in RG31 4RG31 4YA: also in RG31 4RG31 4YY: also in RG31 4RG31 4YZ: also in RG31 4RG31 4ZD: also in RG31 4RG31 4ZG: also in RG31 4RG31 4ZQ: also in RG31 4RG31 4ZS: also in RG31 4 Theale station 2.6 kmTilehurst Birch Copse RG31 4EJ Map of RG31 4EJ and what is near it Map of RG31 4EJ: its centre point, with the 97 other postcodes in the RG31 4 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. The Potteries 1.9 kmTheale station 2.6 kmTilehurst Birch Copse RG31 4EJ
  • RG31 4EJ
  • Other postcodes in RG31 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 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 51.4489, longitude -1.0465)

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 RG31 4EJ?

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 RG31 4EJ?

Every home and business at RG31 4EJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RG31 4EJ 100% West Berkshire 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RG31 4EJ 100% West Berkshire 98%
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 RG31 4EJ?

BinDayBuddy does not read West Berkshire Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

West Berkshire Council's bin days

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 RG31 4EJ 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 RG31 4EJ.

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 West Berkshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG31 4EJ: 2,439 properties in West Berkshire are at high risk (2.7% of all its properties). All the figures for West Berkshire

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 RG31 4EJ 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 RG31 4EJ?

Homes in RG31 4 sold for a typical £385,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 37 sales, up 2.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£385,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£375,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £486,125 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £415,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £365,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £217,500 5 sales

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

Across the whole RG31 district: a typical £415,000 from 328 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 RG31 4EJ

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in RG31 4EJ from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 February 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 RG31 4EJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around RG31 4EJ. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (42%). 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 RG31 4EJ

Band D in West Berkshire for 2026‑27: £2,505. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £2,227 (band C) to £4,176 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,505.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,670
Band Bwithheld£1,949
Band Cabout 130 (20%)£2,227
Band Dabout 200 (31%)£2,505
Band Eabout 130 (20%)£3,062
Band Fabout 110 (17%)£3,619
Band Gabout 70 (11%)£4,176
Band Hwithheld£5,011

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 26% 1945 to 1964
  5. 42% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 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 West Berkshire 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 RG31 4EJ is in (ONS area E01016260), 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 RG31 4EJ?

The nearest open schools to RG31 4EJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG31 4EJ, 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 RG31 4EJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG31 4EJ is Theale Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Theale Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
  • Tilehurst Rail Station Railway station 2.8 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 Water Tower, 214 m away.

More stations near RG31 4EJ, 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 RG31 4EJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG31 4EJ, 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 RG31 4EJ?

2 within 1 km 18 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG31 4EJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • MyEVS Charging point · 5 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 750 mWalk
  • RolecEV Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 1.0 kmWalk
  • Smart Charge Charging point · 8 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 30 kW 1.2 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 RG31 4EJ?

The nearest to the centre of RG31 4EJ, 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 RG31 4EJ?

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 RG31 4EJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG31 4EJ, 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 RG31 4EJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG31 4EJ, 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 RG31 4EJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG31 4EJ 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 RG31 4EJ in a conservation area?

The centre of RG31 4EJ 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 RG31 4EJ?

Police.uk records 156 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG31 4EJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting58 reports
Violence and sexual offences35 reports
Other theft16 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Public order10 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports

Also: vehicle crime 5, burglary 4, robbery 3, drugs 1, other crime 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 RG31 4EJ

Ward
Tilehurst Birch Copse
Parish
Tilehurst
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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