RG5 postcode area guide — Reading
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the RG5 postcode district in Reading — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in RG5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
92.3%
Gigabit-capable
90.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the RG5 postcode district (Reading) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 498 postcodes Ofcom measures in RG5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.8%.
Around 0% of premises in RG5 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 RG5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| RG5 3AA | 100% | 100% |
| RG5 3AB | 100% | 100% |
| RG5 3AD | 100% | 100% |
| RG5 3AE | 100% | 100% |
| RG5 3AF | 100% | 100% |
| RG5 3AH | 100% | 91.7% |
| RG5 3AJ | 100% | 67.3% |
| RG5 3AL | 100% | 100% |
| RG5 3AN | 100% | 0% |
| RG5 3AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Reading
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Reading district (79,374 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
97.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
100%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in RG5
Police recorded 102 incidents within about a mile of the centre of RG5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 44 | 43.1% |
| Public order | 14 | 13.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 11 | 10.8% |
| Other theft | 9 | 8.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 | 7.8% |
| Bicycle theft | 4 | 3.9% |
| Other crime | 4 | 3.9% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 2.9% |
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 RG5
Based on 267 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in RG5 is £450,000, up 2.3% on the previous year (£440,000).
Detached
£600,000
68 sales
Semi-detached
£465,000
94 sales
Terraced
£376,000
59 sales
Flat / maisonette
£250,000
43 sales
Latest recorded sales in RG5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £630,000 | Detached | Catalina Close | RG5 4UG |
| 18 May 2026 | £580,000 | Detached | Caldbeck Drive | RG5 4LA |
| 8 May 2026 | £232,000 | Flat | Wallace Close | RG5 3HW |
| 5 May 2026 | £305,000 | Semi-detached | Forest Road | RG5 4BQ |
| 1 May 2026 | £283,000 | Terraced | Buccaneer Close | RG5 4XP |
| 1 May 2026 | £130,000 | Flat | Keswick Gardens | RG5 3QB |
| 1 May 2026 | £465,000 | Detached | Loddon Bridge Road | RG5 4AS |
| 1 May 2026 | £500,000 | Semi-detached | Gemini Road | RG5 4TF |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £560,000 | Semi-detached | Rochester Avenue | RG5 4NA |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Headley Road East | RG5 4SJ |
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):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.9% |
| 15–29 | 31% |
| 30–44 | 22.2% |
| 45–64 | 15.9% |
| 65+ | 12% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 50.4% |
| Private rented | 32.1% |
| Social rented | 7.1% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around RG5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bulmershe School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,530 | RG5 3EU |
| Waingels | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,382 | RG5 4RF |
| South Lake Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 443 | RG5 3NA |
| Rivermead Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 429 | RG5 4BS |
| Highwood Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 429 | RG5 3JE |
| St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 | RG5 3BH |
| Addington School | Not applicable | 3–19 | 311 | RG5 3EU |
| Woodley CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 291 | RG5 4UX |
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 RG5
87 rated food businesses operate in RG5. 57 hold the top rating of 5, 12 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ambleside Centre, Beech House, Beechwood Breakfast/Supper Club, Bosco Lounge, Brecon Food & Wine.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in RG5
From a sample of 218 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 RG5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
25%
Band C
16%
Band D
51%
Band E
8%
Band G
0%
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 RG5 typically use:
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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.