RG2 8RX maps, stats, and open data

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

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

RG2 8RX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

RG2 8RX geodata

Easting	472183
Northing	169315
Latitude	51.418264
Longitude	-0.963353

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is RG2 8RX?

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 8RX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG2 8RX 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
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG2 8RX

September 2023	Burglary	On or near Falmouth Road	328m
July 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Falmouth Road	328m
July 2023	Other crime	On or near Swallowfield Drive	449m
➜ Blandford Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG2 8RX

Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Road)	Whitley Wood	118m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)	Whitley Wood	150m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)	Whitley Wood	207m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)	Whitley Wood	226m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Road)	Whitley Wood	236m

Nearest railway stations to RG2 8RX

Earley Station	4km
Reading West Station	4.5km
Reading Station	4.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG2 8RX

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

Download

Median download speed	74.9Mbps
Average download speed	66.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	10.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG2 8RX (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 8RX

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Source: Ofcom
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RG2 8RX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	102,935
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,437
Median (kWh/meter)	13,527

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,591
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,843
Median (kWh/meter)	2,996

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in RG2 8RX, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in RG2 8RX.
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 8RX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Niki Convenience Store

177-179 Whitley Wood Lane

170m

Co-operative Food

164-168 Whitley Wood Road

210m

Whitley Wood Over 50s Social Club

Copenhagen Close

229m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to RG2 8RX

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Engineers	16:45	13:15	192m
Whitley Wood Post Office	17:00	13:30	265m
Lower Basingstoke Road	17:00	13:15	493m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG2 8RX

Facility	Distance
Christ The King Catholic Primary School Lulworth Road, Reading Grass Pitches	502m
Spirit Health Club (Reading South) Basingstoke Road, Reading Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	604m
John Madejski Academy Hartland Road, Reading Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	803m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG2 8RX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Geoffrey Field Junior School Exbourne Road, Reading, RG2 8RH	Primary	353m
Geoffrey Field Infant School Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood, Reading, RG2 8RH	Primary	353m
Christ The King Catholic Primary School Lulworth Road, Reading, RG2 8LX	Primary	502m

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Source: Edubase
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RG2 8RX ITL and RG2 8RX 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 8RX:

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 8RX 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 8RX:

	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 8RX

RG2 8BF	Webster Close	70m
RG2 8RU	Blandford Road	77m
RG2 8RT	Blandford Road	90m
RG2 8SA	Salford Close	102m
RG2 8RY	Studland Close	104m
RG2 8RS	Blandford Road	109m
RG2 8LE	Whitley Wood Road	122m
RG2 8LF	Whitley Wood Road	135m
RG2 8AQ	Whitley Wood Lane	163m
RG2 8PQ	Forest Dean	168m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence