RG2 7EL maps, stats, and open data

RG2 7EL lies on Willow Gardens in Reading. RG2 7EL is located in the Church 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.

RG2 7EL maps

RG2 7EL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

RG2 7EL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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RG2 7EL geodata

Easting	473017
Northing	170495
Latitude	51.428766
Longitude	-0.951119

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG2 7EL?

Street	Willow Gardens
Town/City	Reading
Country	England
Postcode District	RG2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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RG2 7EL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG2 7EL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Church
Constituency	Reading East

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG2 7EL

July 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Devonshire Park	499m
October 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Devonshire Park	499m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Willow Gardens	35m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG2 7EL

Tamarisk Avenue (Whitley Wood Road)	Whitley Wood	316m
Tamarisk Avenue (Whitley Wood Road)	Whitley Wood	340m
The Maidens (Shinfield Road)	Shinfield Road	347m
The Maidens (Shinfield Road)	Shinfield Road	361m
Downham Court (Shinfield Road)	Shinfield Road	362m

Nearest railway stations to RG2 7EL

Earley Station	2.7km
Reading Station	3.6km
Reading West Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in RG2 7EL (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 limitations in RG2 7EL (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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RG2 7EL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in RG2 7EL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	144,648
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,081
Median (kWh/meter)	13,375

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	16,341
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,724
Median (kWh/meter)	2,765

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in RG2 7EL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in RG2 7EL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

79.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG2 7EL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to RG2 7EL (meters)

Chartwells at The Ridgeway Primary School

Willow Gardens

11m

The Ridgeway School

Hillbrow

238m

Red Onion Tandoori

234c Shinfield Road

324m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to RG2 7EL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Wychwood Cresent	17:30	14:30	966m
Elm Road	17:30	14:30	1,091m
Manor Farm	17:00	13:00	1,239m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG2 7EL

Facility	Distance
Whiteknights Primary School Fairlawn Green, Reading Grass Pitches	617m
South Reading Leisure Centre Northumberland Avenue, Reading Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	632m
Crosfields School Shinfield Road, Shinfield, Reading Grass Pitches, Swimming Pool, Sports Hall, Outdoor Tennis Courts	689m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG2 7EL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Ridgeway Primary School Hillbrow, Reading, RG2 8JD	Primary	51m
Leighton Park School Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7ED	Not applicable	349m
Blagdon Nursery School Blagdon Road, Whitley, Reading, RG2 7NT	Nursery	560m

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RG2 7EL ITL and RG2 7EL 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 RG2 7EL:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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RG2 7EL 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 RG2 7EL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00082692
LSOA	E01016373	Reading 016C
MSOA	E02003404	Reading 016

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to RG2 7EL

RG2 7EJ	Linden Road	47m
RG2 7EH	Linden Road	87m
RG2 7NF	Cherry Grove	101m
RG2 7EN	Laburnum Gardens	121m
RG2 7EQ	Linden Road	230m
RG2 7NE	Blagdon Road	236m
RG2 8JD	Hillbrow	238m
RG2 8JB	Tamarisk Avenue	244m
RG2 8JX	Newstead Rise	269m
RG2 7EG	Linden Road	277m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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