RG1
Outer Postcode Area • 2,856 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for RG1
Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.
English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived
Food Standards Agency register
Not on the Defra noise map
Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council
Local facts for businesses
Official figures for RG1. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.
- Fastest broadband available
- Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
- Ofcom
Food and drink businesses within 1 km
- Restaurants and cafés117
- Takeaways35
- Pubs and bars37
- Food shops and supermarkets74
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England
- Article 4 direction
- Not published
- Conservation areaNear boundary
- None recorded
- Market Place and London Street (within 26.1m of boundary)
- Official record
- Tree preservation zone
- Not published
- Reading has not published Article 4 direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, so they could not be checked.
- Within 26.1m of a conservation area boundary. Check the exact property against the council’s map.
- 8 listed building(s) within 100m (nearest: Grade II St Giles' War Shrine, 40m). Work affecting their setting may need extra consent.
Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.
Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths
Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)
Data quality: Aggregated across 2,856 constituent postcodes
2856 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 10 Oct 2026, 05:44.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in RG1.
Is RG1 a good place to live?
RG1 in Reading scores 55.9/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.
What is the crime rate in RG1?
The RG1 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Reading, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near RG1?
The RG1 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is RG1?
The RG1 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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