RG30 postcode area guide — Reading

Where is RG30?

Broadband & internet speeds in RG30

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the RG30 postcode district (Reading) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 942 postcodes Ofcom measures in RG30, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 93.2%.

Around 0.1% of premises in RG30 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in RG30

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Mobile signal around Reading

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Reading district (79,374 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in RG30

Police recorded 390 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RG30 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in RG30

Based on 444 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RG30 is £325,000, down 3.0% on the previous year (£335,000).

Latest recorded sales in RG30

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Reading demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Reading district (174,224 residents, 67,683 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around RG30

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in RG30

260 rated food businesses operate in RG30. 148 hold the top rating of 5, 55 are rated 4, and 15 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 3B's Cafe, 7 Rifles Reading, Aldi Stores Limited, Asda Superstore, Beesknees Day Nursery.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in RG30

From a sample of 154 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 RG30 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 35% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Reading

Landlines around RG30 typically use:

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What's it like living in RG30?

Postcodes in RG30

Neighbouring districts

All Reading (RG) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.