RG8 8AQ maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8AQ lies on Waterside Drive in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8AQ is located in the Tilehurst & Purley electoral ward, within the unitary authority of West Berkshire 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.

RG8 8AQ maps

RG8 8AQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

RG8 8AQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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RG8 8AQ geodata

Easting	466759
Northing	176137
Latitude	51.480259
Longitude	-1.040056

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8AQ?

Street	Waterside Drive
Locality	Purley On Thames
Town/City	Reading
Country	England
Postcode District	RG8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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RG8 8AQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG8 8AQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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	Tilehurst & Purley
Constituency	Reading West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in RG8 8AQ

3, WATERSIDE DRIVE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8AQ 2023 15 SEP £460,000
29, WATERSIDE DRIVE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8AQ 2023 31 MAR £375,000
27, WATERSIDE DRIVE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8AQ 2022 7 NOV £540,000
14, WATERSIDE DRIVE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8AQ 2021 30 NOV £450,000
28, WATERSIDE DRIVE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8AQ 2021 25 JUN £430,000
11, WATERSIDE DRIVE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8AQ 2020 11 SEP £370,000
21A, WATERSIDE DRIVE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8AQ 2020 30 JUN £400,000
3, WATERSIDE DRIVE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8AQ 2019 19 JUN £397,500
21A, WATERSIDE DRIVE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8AQ 2017 12 DEC £375,000
38, WATERSIDE DRIVE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8AQ 2013 29 NOV £352,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG8 8AQ

June 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Thames Reach	176m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chiltern View	208m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chiltern View	208m
➜ Waterside Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8AQ

Chestnut Grove	Purley On Thames	173m
Brading Way	Purley On Thames	260m
Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	287m
Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	300m
Wintringham Way	Purley On Thames	303m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8AQ

Tilehurst Station	1.2km
Pangbourne Station	3.5km
Reading West Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG8 8AQ

Broadband access in RG8 8AQ (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	97.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in RG8 8AQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	72.3Mbps
Average download speed	80.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG8 8AQ (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 RG8 8AQ

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Source: Ofcom
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RG8 8AQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in RG8 8AQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	424,516
Meter count	40
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,613
Median (kWh/meter)	10,931

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	169,461
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,459
Median (kWh/meter)	3,659

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in RG8 8AQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in RG8 8AQ.
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

4.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG8 8AQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to RG8 8AQ (meters)

The Mad Duck Cafe

82 - 84 Wintringham Way

233m

SBA Trading Ltd T/a Today's Village Stores

1A Colyton Way

274m

Purley Park Social Club

84 Wintringham Way

298m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to RG8 8AQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Purley River Estate	17:15	09:00	283m
Purley Park	17:30	14:15	543m
Knowsley Road	17:30	14:00	632m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG8 8AQ

Facility	Distance
Bucknells Meadow Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading Grass Pitches	571m
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches	841m
Brookfields School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch	906m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG8 8AQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Purley CofE Primary School Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF	Primary	666m
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY	Primary	803m
Westwood Farm Infant School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY	Primary	803m

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RG8 8AQ ITL and RG8 8AQ 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 RG8 8AQ:

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
E06000037	West Berkshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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RG8 8AQ 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 RG8 8AQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00082426
LSOA	E01016316	West Berkshire 004B
MSOA	E02003370	West Berkshire 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to RG8 8AQ

RG8 8AG	Church Mews	64m
RG8 8BU	Chestnut Grove	118m
RG8 8BX	River Gardens	126m
RG8 8BT	Park Walk	128m
RG8 8TQ	St Marys Avenue	193m
RG8 8TE	Thames Reach	194m
RG8 8BP	The Short	206m
RG8 8BS	Brading Way	208m
RG8 8BN	Oak Tree Walk	212m
RG8 8BJ	St Marys Avenue	214m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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