RG31 5LJ

a postcode in West Berkshire

Introduced in July 1995

RG31 5LJ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with RG31 5LJ

Ashbury Drive - 40 properties, USRN 26900066

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4564 / 51°27'23"N

Longitude: -1.0502 / 1°3'0"W

UTM Reference: 30U 635467 5702386

OS Easting: 466090

OS Northing: 173477

OS Grid: SU660734

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR Q1F.8C

Mapcode Global: VHCZ9.RN5C

Open Location Code: 9C3WFW4X+HW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91lk39

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
Suburban Professionals
Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 32438 / 32844

10th decile
least deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for RG31 5LJ on Wednesday 17 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:45
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:59
Sunrise	04:46
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:05
Sunset	21:23
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:11
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:25

Hours of daylight today	04:16 to 21:53
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:53 to 04:16
Moon Phase	Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises	05:56
Moon sets	22:52

For a full sun and moon calendar for RG31 5LJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in RG31 5LJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
28 October 2022	20 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£530,000
4 March 2022	15 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£367,500
4 February 2022	32 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£445,000
30 September 2021	22 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£480,000
24 September 2021	8 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£360,000
1 April 2021	13 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£340,000
16 October 2020	23 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£370,000
10 February 2020	27 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£444,000
12 July 2019	3 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£430,000
15 March 2019	13 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£322,500
5 July 2018	29 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£430,000
19 April 2018	13 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£310,000
13 November 2017	13 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£270,000
13 March 2017	14 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£313,860
29 January 2016	28 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£360,000
28 March 2014	2 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£294,000
22 November 2013	32 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£315,000
25 October 2013	7 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Detached	Freehold	£185,000
30 May 2013	16 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£304,000
29 May 2013	11 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£228,000
12 April 2013	38 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£215,000
12 January 2012	5 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
2 December 2011	29 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£270,000
21 September 2007	17 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£249,950
31 July 2007	32 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£278,000
27 July 2007	33 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£302,500
8 September 2006	3 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£269,950
10 January 2005	28 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£232,000
29 November 2002	20 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£175,000
27 September 2002	16 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£177,000
25 July 2002	31 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£187,000
6 June 2002	29 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£190,000
18 September 2001	34 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£149,950
22 January 2001	17 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£138,000
15 September 2000	24 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£156,500
26 May 2000	10 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£148,000
25 February 2000	29 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,500
20 December 1999	21 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
15 October 1999	40 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£133,000
22 September 1999	31 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£132,500
16 April 1999	27 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£128,000
8 May 1998	24 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£107,500
21 February 1997	22 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£98,000
19 June 1996	8 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,000
31 May 1996	29 Ashbury Drive, Tilehurst, Reading RG31 5LJ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£89,950

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 RG31 5LJ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Reading West and Mid Berkshire

MP

Olivia Bailey Labour

West Berkshire Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Tilehurst Birch Copse

Councillors

Joanne Stewart Conservative

Clive Taylor Labour

RG31 5LJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Tilehurst, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for RG31 5LJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00082161		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01016262	West Berkshire 006C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003372	West Berkshire 006	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04001197	Tilehurst	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05012154	Tilehurst Birch Copse	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	2 May 2019	DLUHC
E06000037	West Berkshire	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000008	South East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001439	Reading West and Mid Berkshire	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
E33040023		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
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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