RG POSTCODE AREA · 14 DISTRICTS SAMPLED
Reading mobile coverage Vodafone strongest indoors, 100% vs EE and Three 92% RG postcode area
No network wins Reading on overall coverage: all four are within 1 point, but indoors Vodafone reaches 100% of sampled addresses and EE and Three 92%.
Reading as a whole
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Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 1,309 addresses in 78 sampled postcodes, pooled from 14 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Reading
Where the networks split most
- RG17 Kintbury, Lambourn, Ramsbury: indoors Vodafone 100%, EE 31%.
- RG9 Hurley, Lane End, Watlington: indoors O2 and Vodafone 100%, Three 50%.
- RG12 Binfield, Warfield, Winkfield: indoors O2 and Vodafone 100%, EE 70%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor |
|---|---|
| EE | 31% in RG17 Kintbury; 100% in 8 districts |
| O2 | 87% in RG2 Barkham; 100% in 10 districts |
| Three | 50% in RG9 Hurley; 100% in 7 districts |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 4 districts nearest the middle (RG1 Earley, RG2 Barkham, RG4 Kidmore End, RG7 Theale) against the 4 furthest out (RG12 Binfield, RG17 Kintbury, RG18 Thatcham, RG19 Thatcham):
- EE indoors: 100% in the middle, 83% at the edges.
- Three indoors: 100% in the middle, 89% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|
| RG1 | Earley, Coley, Battle | 100% on all four | 139 |
| RG2 | Barkham, Shinfield, Arborfield | O2 87%; the rest 100% | 134 |
| RG4 | Kidmore End, Sonning Common, Dunsden | 100% on all four | 76 |
| RG5 | Charvil, Woodley, Loddon | 100% on all four | 65 |
| RG6 | Earley, Sonning, Woodley | EE 93%; the rest 100% | 115 |
| RG7 | Theale, Bradfield, Shinfield | Three 98%; the rest 100% | 116 |
| RG8 | Basildon, Woodcote, Bradfield | Three 77%; EE and Vodafone 100% | 94 |
| RG9 | Hurley, Lane End, Watlington | Three 50%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | 92 |
| RG10 | Hurley, Earley, Charvil | 100% on all four | 75 |
| RG12 | Binfield, Warfield, Winkfield | EE 70%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | 84 |
| RG14 | Cold Ash, Chieveley, Speen | 100% on all four | 18 small sample |
| RG17 | Kintbury, Lambourn, Ramsbury | EE 31%; Vodafone 100% | 35 |
| RG18 | Thatcham, Cold Ash, Chieveley | Three 80%; O2 and Vodafone 100% | 101 |
| RG19 | Thatcham, Midgham, Newbury | 100% on all four | 165 |
Marked small sample: under 30 addresses sampled. Listed, but left out of the comparisons above.
Guide: Best Mobile Network in Reading (2026): RG1 to RG19 Compared
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