RG2 8RS maps, stats, and open data

RG2 8RS lies on Blandford Road in Reading. RG2 8RS 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 8RS maps

RG2 8RS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

RG2 8RS 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 8RS geodata

Easting	472183
Northing	169424
Latitude	51.419244
Longitude	-0.963331

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG2 8RS?

Street	Blandford Road
Town/City	Reading
Country	England
Postcode District	RG2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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RG2 8RS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG2 8RS 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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Whitley
Constituency	Reading West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG2 8RS

September 2023	Burglary	On or near Falmouth Road	425m
July 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Falmouth Road	425m
June 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Falmouth Road	425m
➜ Blandford Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG2 8RS

Greenfields Road (Blandford Road)	Whitley Wood	203m
Greenfields Road (Blandford Road)	Whitley Wood	226m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Road)	Whitley Wood	227m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)	Whitley Wood	252m
Woodside Way (Whitley Wood Road)	Whitley Wood	263m

Nearest railway stations to RG2 8RS

Earley Station	4km
Reading Station	4.4km
Reading West Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG2 8RS

Broadband access in RG2 8RS (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 8RS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	50.0Mbps
Average download speed	65.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.8Mbps
Average upload speed	5.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	6.55Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG2 8RS (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 RG2 8RS

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Source: Ofcom
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RG2 8RS gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in RG2 8RS by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	110,739
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,304
Median (kWh/meter)	12,435

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	64,710
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,190
Median (kWh/meter)	6,246

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in RG2 8RS, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in RG2 8RS.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Co-operative Food

164-168 Whitley Wood Road

198m

Niki Convenience Store

177-179 Whitley Wood Lane

216m

Whitley Cafe

168c Whitley Wood Road

241m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to RG2 8RS

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Whitley Wood Post Office	17:00	13:30	251m
Engineers	16:45	13:15	295m
Lower Basingstoke Road	17:00	13:15	438m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG2 8RS

Facility	Distance
Christ The King Catholic Primary School Lulworth Road, Reading Grass Pitches	399m
Spirit Health Club (Reading South) Basingstoke Road, Reading Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	551m
John Madejski Academy Hartland Road, Reading Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	695m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG2 8RS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Geoffrey Field Junior School Exbourne Road, Reading, RG2 8RH	Primary	248m
Geoffrey Field Infant School Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood, Reading, RG2 8RH	Primary	248m
Christ The King Catholic Primary School Lulworth Road, Reading, RG2 8LX	Primary	399m

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Source: Edubase
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RG2 8RS ITL and RG2 8RS 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 8RS:

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 8RS 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 8RS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00083032
LSOA	E01016440	Reading 018D
MSOA	E02003406	Reading 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to RG2 8RS

RG2 8RT	Blandford Road	44m
RG2 8RY	Studland Close	82m
RG2 8RX	Blandford Road	109m
RG2 8PB	Wincanton Road	141m
RG2 8SB	Heatherdene Close	142m
RG2 8RR	Blandford Road	144m
RG2 8RW	Blandford Road	145m
RG2 8SA	Salford Close	154m
RG2 8RU	Blandford Road	154m
RG2 8PA	Wincanton Road	154m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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