RG2 8QR maps, stats, and open data
RG2 8QR lies on Falmouth Road in Reading. RG2 8QR 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 8QR maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
RG2 8QR geodata
| Easting | 472350 |
| Northing | 169057 |
| Latitude | 51.415923 |
| Longitude | -0.961004 |
Where is RG2 8QR?
| Street | Falmouth Road |
| Town/City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | RG2 |
RG2 8QR Elevation
Elevation or altitude of RG2 8QR 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 | Whitley |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Reading West |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in RG2 8QR
2010 27 SEP £292,500 |
2007 19 JAN £229,000 |
2006 10 MAR £181,000 |
32, FALMOUTH ROAD, READING, RG2 8QR 2004 29 JUN £286,000 |
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 8QR
| Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane) | Whitley Wood | 154m |
| Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane) | Whitley Wood | 167m |
| Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Road) | Whitley Wood | 215m |
| Drewett Close (Whitley Wood Lane) | Whitley Wood | 223m |
| Drewett Close (Whitley Wood Lane) | Whitley Wood | 239m |
Nearest railway stations to RG2 8QR
| Earley Station | 4.1km |
| Reading Station | 4.8km |
| Reading West Station | 4.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in RG2 8QR (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 8QR (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 70.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 86.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 13.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 49.97Mbps |
Broadband limitations in RG2 8QR (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 8QR gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in RG2 8QR by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 625,414 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 44 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,214 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 14,035 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 209,067 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 46 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,545 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,643 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in RG2 8QR, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in RG2 8QR.
- 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
78.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG2 8QR:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to RG2 8QR (metres)
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Nearest post box to RG2 8QR
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Engineers | 16:45 | 13:15 | 256m |
| Whitley Wood Post Office | 17:00 | 13:30 | 355m |
| Lower Basingstoke Road | 17:00 | 13:15 | 786m |
RG2 8QR ITL and RG2 8QR 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 8QR:
| 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 |
RG2 8QR 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 8QR:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00083022 | |
| LSOA | E01016440 | Reading 018D |
| MSOA | E02003406 | Reading 018 |
Nearest postcodes to RG2 8QR
| RG2 8PH | Orchard Court | 38m |
| RG2 8PU | Margaret Close | 76m |
| RG2 8PT | Whitley Wood Lane | 98m |
| RG2 8TD | Shirley Avenue | 115m |
| RG2 8QP | Coningham Road | 125m |
| RG2 8PR | Whitley Wood Lane | 136m |
| RG2 8PQ | Forest Dean | 143m |
| RG2 8TE | Shirley Avenue | 154m |
| RG2 8PS | Whitley Wood Lane | 173m |
| RG2 8AQ | Whitley Wood Lane | 183m |
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