RG7 3DD West Berkshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Burghfield & Mortimer. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in West Berkshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,505 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,670 | £1,949 | £2,227 | £2,505 | £3,062 | £3,619 | £4,176 | £5,011 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (46% of about 560 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 18 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Springwood Engineering, Bunces Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3DG, permissioned (120 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 93 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Mortimer 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km |
| Theale 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Reading Green Park 221,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Blands Court Burghfield Common | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Reading Rail Station - buses | 9.1 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 42.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Mortimer Surgery | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Burghfield Pharmacy | 210 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Prospect Park Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | Sulhamstead Police Training Centre | 2.8 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Burghfield Common | 630 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,590 m² | 690 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,760 m² | 210 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moated site and two fishponds, Moathouse Cottage, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km north-west. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moated site and two fishponds, Moathouse Cottage | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| School Firs | Wood | 260 m west |
| Auclum Copse | Wood | 270 m east |
| Pullen's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 600 m south-east |
| Little Auclum Copse | Wood | 600 m south-east |
| Omer's Gully | Valley | 1.0 km north-west |
| Totterdown Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 3 | 3 |
None of the postcode's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 50% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.