RG2 8LE maps, stats, and open data

RG2 8LE lies on Whitley Wood Road in Reading. RG2 8LE is located in the Whitley electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Reading and the English Parliamentary constituency of Reading West. 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 8LE maps

RG2 8LE map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
RG2 8LE map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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RG2 8LE geodata

Easting472254
Northing169216
Latitude51.417365
Longitude-0.962352

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG2 8LE?

StreetWhitley Wood Road
Town/CityReading
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictRG2
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RG2 8LE Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG2 8LE as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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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Politics

WardWhitley
ConstituencyReading West

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG2 8LE

September 2023BurglaryOn or near Falmouth Road207m
July 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Falmouth Road207m
July 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Swallowfield Drive412m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG2 8LE

Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Road)Whitley Wood70m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)Whitley Wood125m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)Whitley Wood137m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)Whitley Wood142m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Road)Whitley Wood211m

Nearest railway stations to RG2 8LE

Earley Station4.1km
Reading Station4.7km
Reading West Station4.7km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG2 8LE

Broadband access in RG2 8LE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in RG2 8LE (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed49.8Mbps
Average download speed68.9Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed7.1Mbps
Average upload speed8.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG2 8LE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG2 8LE

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Deprivation

78.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG2 8LE:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to RG2 8LE (meters)

Whitley Wood Over 50s Social Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Copenhagen Close
187m
The Supported Living Team
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
188 Whitley Wood Lane
214m
Co-operative Food
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
164-168 Whitley Wood Road
216m

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Nearest post box to RG2 8LE

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Engineers16:4513:15166m
Whitley Wood Post Office17:0013:30258m
Lower Basingstoke Road17:0013:15609m

Nearest sports facilities to RG2 8LE

FacilityDistance
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, Reading
Grass Pitches
585m
Spirit Health Club (Reading South)
Basingstoke Road, Reading
Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym
719m
John Madejski Academy
Hartland Road, Reading
Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts
897m

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Nearest schools to RG2 8LE

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Geoffrey Field Junior School
Exbourne Road, Reading, RG2 8RH
Primary442m
Geoffrey Field Infant School
Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood, Reading, RG2 8RH
Primary442m
Christ The King Catholic Primary School
Lulworth Road, Reading, RG2 8LX
Primary585m

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RG2 8LE ITL and RG2 8LE 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 8LE:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ1Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ11Berkshire
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000038Reading

RG2 8LE 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 8LE:

CodeName
OAE00083032
LSOAE01016440Reading 018D
MSOAE02003406Reading 018

Nearest postcodes to RG2 8LE

RG2 8LFWhitley Wood Road47m
RG2 8PQForest Dean53m
RG2 8RUBlandford Road72m
RG2 8AQWhitley Wood Lane88m
RG2 8BFWebster Close92m
RG2 8PUMargaret Close110m
RG2 8RXBlandford Road122m
RG2 8PHOrchard Court153m
RG2 8PTWhitley Wood Lane181m
RG2 8TDShirley Avenue182m