RG2 8QN maps, stats, and open data
RG2 8QN lies on Salmond Road in Reading. RG2 8QN is located in the Shinfield North electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Wokingham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Wokingham. 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 8QN maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
RG2 8QN geodata
| Easting | 472465 |
| Northing | 168846 |
| Latitude | 51.414012 |
| Longitude | -0.959394 |
Where is RG2 8QN?
| Street | Salmond Road |
| Town/City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | RG2 |
RG2 8QN Elevation
Elevation or altitude of RG2 8QN as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 50m | 164ft |
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
| Ward | Shinfield North |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Wokingham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in RG2 8QN
2025 20 MAR £950,000 |
2024 12 JUL £660,000 |
2023 7 JUN £725,000 |
2022 29 JUL £535,000 |
2021 9 MAR £565,000 |
11, SALMOND ROAD, READING, RG2 8QN 2017 5 MAY £544,500 |
9, SALMOND ROAD, READING, RG2 8QN 2014 6 NOV £334,055 |
2014 14 FEB £370,000 |
2010 1 OCT £282,000 |
17, SALMOND ROAD, READING, RG2 8QN 2007 19 MAR £325,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to RG2 8QN
| Motorway Footbridge (Whitley Wood Lane) | Shinfield Park | 178m |
| Drewett Close (Whitley Wood Lane) | Whitley Wood | 191m |
| Drewett Close (Whitley Wood Lane) | Whitley Wood | 203m |
| Motorway Footbridge (Whitley Wood Lane) | Shinfield Park | 215m |
| Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane) | Whitley Wood | 360m |
Nearest railway stations to RG2 8QN
| Earley Station | 4.2km |
| Reading Station | 5.1km |
| Reading West Station | 5.1km |
Broadband
Broadband access in RG2 8QN (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 RG2 8QN (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 80.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 93.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 20.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 17.7Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in RG2 8QN (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% |
RG2 8QN gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in RG2 8QN by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 316,571 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 14 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 22,612 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 23,813 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 80,277 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 12 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,690 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,566 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in RG2 8QN, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in RG2 8QN.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
25.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG2 8QN:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to RG2 8QN (metres)
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Nearest post box to RG2 8QN
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Engineers | 16:45 | 13:15 | 463m |
| Whitley Wood Post Office | 17:00 | 13:30 | 557m |
| Shinfield Church | 17:15 | 08:00 | 984m |
RG2 8QN ITL and RG2 8QN 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 8QN:
| 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 |
| E06000041 | Wokingham |
RG2 8QN 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 8QN:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00084186 | |
| LSOA | E01016679 | Wokingham 012D |
| MSOA | E02003450 | Wokingham 012 |
Nearest postcodes to RG2 8QN
| RG2 8PZ | Drewett Close | 88m |
| RG2 8QL | Pendred Road | 92m |
| RG2 8QJ | Pattinson Road | 104m |
| RG2 8QP | Coningham Road | 142m |
| RG2 8QD | Old Whitley Wood Lane | 143m |
| RG2 8QE | Old Whitley Wood Lane | 149m |
| RG2 8PY | Old Whitley Wood Lane | 160m |
| RG2 8QA | Old Whitley Wood Lane | 160m |
| RG2 8QH | Babbington Road | 163m |
| RG2 8PX | Whitley Wood Lane | 180m |
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