RG2 8TX maps, stats, and open data

RG2 8TX lies on Kingsley Close in Reading. RG2 8TX 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 8TX maps

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

RG2 8TX 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 8TX geodata

Easting	471706
Northing	169064
Latitude	51.416068
Longitude	-0.970262

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is RG2 8TX?

Street	Kingsley Close
Town/City	Reading
Country	England
Postcode District	RG2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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RG2 8TX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG2 8TX 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in RG2 8TX

92, KINGSLEY CLOSE, READING, RG2 8TX 1997 25 APR £75,000

➜ Reading house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG2 8TX

July 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Swallowfield Drive	296m
July 2023	Public order	On or near Swallowfield Drive	296m
July 2023	Other crime	On or near Swallowfield Drive	296m
➜ Kingsley Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG2 8TX

The Maying (Swallowfield Drive)	Whitley Wood	202m
Verizon Building (Ribp)	Reading International Business Park	336m
Spencer Road (Whitley Wood Lane)	Whitley Wood	345m
Whitley Wood Community Centre (Swallowfield Drive)	Whitley Wood	349m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Road)	Whitley Wood	370m

Nearest railway stations to RG2 8TX

Earley Station	4.6km
Reading West Station	4.6km
Reading Station	4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG2 8TX

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

Download

Median download speed	40.2Mbps
Average download speed	78.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.4Mbps
Average upload speed	6.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG2 8TX (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 8TX

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Source: Ofcom
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RG2 8TX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	648,395
Meter count	70
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,263
Median (kWh/meter)	9,328

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	238,247
Meter count	65
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,665
Median (kWh/meter)	3,016

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

63.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG2 8TX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Shell Fairfield Service Station

Basingstoke Road

190m

Beefeater & Premier Inn

Reading Gateway

190m

Costa Coffee

Proctor End North

227m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Engineers	16:45	13:15	408m
Lower Basingstoke Road	17:00	13:15	542m
Post House	17:15	13:15	575m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG2 8TX

Facility	Distance
Spirit Health Club (Reading South) Basingstoke Road, Reading Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	586m
Whitley Wood Recreation Ground Basingstoke Road, Reading Grass Pitches	897m
Christ The King Catholic Primary School Lulworth Road, Reading Grass Pitches	960m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG2 8TX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Geoffrey Field Junior School Exbourne Road, Reading, RG2 8RH	Primary	816m
Geoffrey Field Infant School Exbourne Road, Whitley Wood, Reading, RG2 8RH	Primary	816m
OneSchool Global UK Reading Primary Campus 401 Old Whitley Wood Lane, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 8QA	Not applicable	953m

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RG2 8TX ITL and RG2 8TX 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 8TX:

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 8TX 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 8TX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00083030
LSOA	E01016439	Reading 018C
MSOA	E02003406	Reading 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to RG2 8TX

RG2 8TU	Kingsley Close	74m
RG2 8TS	Vernon Crescent	133m
RG2 8TN	Spencer Road	200m
RG2 8TY	Heroes Walk	216m
RG2 8TP	Spencer Road	237m
RG2 8PD	Wrenswood Close	273m
RG2 8TW	Spencer Road	289m
RG2 8PE	Village Close	295m
RG2 8TZ	St Elizabeth Close	297m
RG2 8UJ	Dovecote Road	302m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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