RG1 8EZ maps, stats, and open data

RG1 8EZ lies on Swansea Road in Reading. RG1 8EZ is located in the Thames electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Reading and the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading East. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 15A and the police force is Thames Valley. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

RG1 8EZ maps

RG1 8EZ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

RG1 8EZ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

GetTheData
Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

RG1 8EZ geodata

Easting	471138
Northing	174130
Latitude	51.461683
Longitude	-0.977412

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is RG1 8EZ?

Street	Swansea Road
Town/City	Reading
Country	England
Postcode District	RG1
➜ RG1 open data dashboard ➜ See where RG1 is on a map ➜ Where is Reading?

GetTheData
Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

RG1 8EZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG1 8EZ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Elevation
Licence: Open Government Licence

Politics

Ward	Thames
Constituency	Reading East

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG1 8EZ

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Regent Court	346m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Regent Court	346m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Lynmouth Road	364m
➜ Swansea Road crime map and outcomes

GetTheData
Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG1 8EZ

Caversham Road Fire Station (Caversham Road)	Caversham Road	165m
Swansea Road (Caversham Road)	Caversham Road	170m
Swansea Road (Caversham Road)	Caversham Road	182m
Caversham Road Fire Station (Caversham Road)	Caversham Road	194m
The Moderation (Caversham Road)	Caversham Road	276m

Nearest railway stations to RG1 8EZ

Reading Station	0.5km
Reading West Station	1.1km
Tilehurst Station	3.8km

GetTheData
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG1 8EZ

Broadband access in RG1 8EZ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in RG1 8EZ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	90.0Mbps
Average download speed	95.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.7Mbps
Average upload speed	5.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG1 8EZ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG1 8EZ

GetTheData
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

RG1 8EZ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in RG1 8EZ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	155,612
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,115
Median (kWh/meter)	10,708

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,503
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,464
Median (kWh/meter)	2,083

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in RG1 8EZ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in RG1 8EZ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

GetTheData
Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

35.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG1 8EZ:

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to RG1 8EZ (meters)

Chartwells at EP Collier Primary School

91 York Road

117m

Aroma Wood Oven Pizza

75-77 Caversham Road

125m

Berkshire Womens Aid

94-98 Addison Road

130m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

GetTheData
Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to RG1 8EZ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
York Road	16:30	10:30	107m
Caversham Road Post Office	16:00	10:30	150m
Boston Avenue	16:15	13:00	496m

GetTheData
Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to RG1 8EZ

Facility	Distance
Puregym (Reading Caversham Road) Caversham Road, Reading Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	148m
Revive Health Club (Reading) Richfield Avenue, Reading Health and Fitness Gym, Swimming Pool	413m
Crossfit Reading (Closed) Hodsoll Road, Reading Sports Hall	499m

GetTheData
Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to RG1 8EZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
E P Collier Primary School Ross Road, Reading, RG1 8DZ	Primary	56m
Civitas Academy 90a Great Knollys Street, Reading, RG1 7HL	Primary	523m
Thameside Primary School Harley Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8DB	Primary	653m

GetTheData
Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

Environment

Risk of RG1 8EZ flooding from rivers and sea	Low
➜ RG1 8EZ flood map

GetTheData
Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
Licence: Open Government Licence

RG1 8EZ ITL and RG1 8EZ LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for RG1 8EZ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLJ	South East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLJ1	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLJ11	Berkshire
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000038	Reading

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

RG1 8EZ census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for RG1 8EZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00082604
LSOA	E01016355	Reading 007A
MSOA	E02003395	Reading 007

GetTheData
Source: ONS Postcode Directory
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest postcodes to RG1 8EZ

RG1 8AH	Northfield Road	45m
RG1 8DX	York Road	54m
RG1 8EY	Swansea Road	73m
RG1 8EN	Addison Road	94m
RG1 8HA	Swansea Road	107m
RG1 8DU	York Road	124m
RG1 8ER	Cardiff Road	125m
RG1 8EH	Ross Road	130m
RG1 8AN	Caversham Road	143m
RG1 8EG	Addison Road	153m

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence