| Postcode | RG1 2QU | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Reading | 
| Nearest station | Reading (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Pell Street (SW) Crown Street (N) Crown Street (S) Silver Street (S) London Street Foot (N) London Street Foot (S) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 21 View | 
| Known addresses | 75 - 81 Southampton Street, Reading 87 Southampton Street, Reading | 
| Main property type | Other | 
| Businesses |  | 
| Latitude | 51.449464 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.969102 | |
| Easting | 471734 | |
| Northing | 172779 | |
| Grid reference | SU717727 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 641119 5701765 | |
| what3words | deeper.buyers.frosted | |
| FixPhrase | cringe machine sneak unfrosted | |
| Plus code | 9C3XC2XJ+Q9 | |
| Altitude | 49 metres (159 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:40 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 65.4 KMs (40.7 miles) | 
| Parish | Reading, unparished area | E43000031 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Katesgrove | E05013871 | 
| Unitary Authority | Reading | E06000038 | 
| County | Berkshire | E11000002 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Reading Central | E14001438 | 
| MP | Matt Rodda | Labour | 
| Police force | Thames Valley | |
| Water company | Thames Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Berkshire West | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Built up area (2024) | Reading | E63012182 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00174515 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 2D1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Reading 020C | E01033838 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Reading 011D | E01016378 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Central Reading South | E02006940 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Reading Central | E02003399 | 
| Travel to work area | Reading | E30000256 | 
| Average property price in Reading | £411,270 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.6% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 - 81 Southampton Street, Reading | Other (freehold) | Jan 2021 | £1,260,000 | 
| 87 Southampton Street, Reading | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2009 | £318,000 |