RG1 5BF

a postcode in Reading

Introduced in January 2017

RG1 5BF	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with RG1 5BF

Wellswood Gardens - 25 properties, USRN 31001643

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.446 / 51°26'45"N

Longitude: -0.9551 / 0°57'18"W

UTM Reference: 30U 642103 5701402

OS Easting: 472711

OS Northing: 172402

OS Grid: SU727724

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QQK.J3

Mapcode Global: VHDWT.DXFD

Open Location Code: 9C3XC2WV+9X

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk57

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 3c2

Multicultural and Educated Urbanites
Diverse Educated Urban Singles
Career Progression

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28073 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for RG1 5BF on Thursday 11 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:47
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:00
Sunrise	04:47
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:03
Sunset	21:20
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:06
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:19

Hours of daylight today	04:17 to 21:50
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:50 to 04:16
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	01:05
Moon sets	16:17

For a full sun and moon calendar for RG1 5BF, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in RG1 5BF

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
4 August 2022	2 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£1,300,000
29 May 2020	16 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Other property type	Freehold	£3,750
17 October 2018	17 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Freehold	£620,000
9 July 2018	24 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Freehold	£645,000
7 March 2018	9 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Freehold	£649,950
12 January 2018	11 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Freehold	£649,950
21 December 2017	7 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£985,000
21 December 2017	19 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Freehold	£569,950
21 December 2017	15 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Freehold	£699,950
20 December 2017	26 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Freehold	£645,000
2 November 2017	3 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Freehold	£729,950
31 August 2017	21 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£587,500
3 July 2017	20 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£750,000
30 June 2017	22 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£760,000
30 June 2017	18 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£682,500
30 June 2017	28 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£765,000
20 June 2017	16 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£985,000
14 June 2017	10 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£985,000
28 April 2017	14 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£675,000
22 March 2017	12 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£750,000
28 February 2017	8 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£665,000
28 February 2017	2 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£985,000
24 February 2017	6 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£650,000
14 February 2017	4 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£999,950
22 December 2016	5 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£750,000
22 December 2016	1 Wellswood Gardens, Reading RG1 5BF	Detached	Leasehold	£815,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for RG1 5BF

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Reading Central

MP

Matt Rodda Labour

Reading Borough Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Redlands

Councillors

Kathryn McCann Green Party (E&W)

Dave McElroy Green Party (E&W)

Will Cross Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for RG1 5BF

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00082932		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01016413	Reading 014E	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003402	Reading 014	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05013875	Redlands	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2022	DLUHC
E06000038	Reading	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000008	South East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001438	Reading Central	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000029	Thames Valley	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000256	Reading	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33040174		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000035	Thames Valley Berkshire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000221	NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 15A	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000005	South East	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2018	ODS
E43000031	Reading, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000044	Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2016	NHS
E56000034	Thames Valley	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 July 2023	NHS England
E63012182	Reading	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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