RG8 8BA maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8BA lies on Farm Close in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8BA 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 8BA maps

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

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

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

Easting	466337
Northing	176202
Latitude	51.480893
Longitude	-1.046120

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8BA?

Street	Farm Close
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 8BA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG8 8BA 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	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 8BA

20, FARM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BA 2022 30 NOV £640,000
16, FARM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BA 2018 8 JUN £410,000
16, FARM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BA 2014 24 APR £350,000
16, FARM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BA 2012 22 JUN £325,000
5, FARM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BA 2011 19 AUG £330,000
6, FARM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BA 2006 10 AUG £263,000
6, FARM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BA 2001 14 SEP £192,500
9, FARM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BA 2000 28 JUL £182,000
5, FARM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BA 1998 6 NOV £133,000
8, FARM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BA 1998 29 OCT £135,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG8 8BA

February 2023	Burglary	On or near Simons Close	468m
August 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Simons Close	468m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lister Close	155m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8BA

New Hill	Purley On Thames	127m
New Hill	Purley On Thames	131m
Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	147m
Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	177m
Infants School (Purley Village)	Purley On Thames	233m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8BA

Tilehurst Station	1.5km
Pangbourne Station	3.1km
Reading West Station	4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG8 8BA

Broadband access in RG8 8BA (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 RG8 8BA (2019 data)

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Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	79.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	19.6Mbps
Average upload speed	14.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG8 8BA (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 8BA

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Source: Ofcom
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RG8 8BA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	300,912
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,046
Median (kWh/meter)	15,196

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	86,644
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,560
Median (kWh/meter)	3,481

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

34.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG8 8BA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

SBA Trading Ltd T/a Today's Village Stores

1A Colyton Way

271m

Purley Park Social Club

84 Wintringham Way

446m

The Mad Duck Cafe

82 - 84 Wintringham Way

545m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Purley River Estate	17:15	09:00	167m
Purley Park	17:30	14:15	504m
Knowsley Road	17:30	14:00	550m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG8 8BA

Facility	Distance
Bucknells Meadow Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading Grass Pitches	549m
Goosecroft Recreation Ground Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	830m
Brookfields School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch	849m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG8 8BA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Purley CofE Primary School Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF	Primary	252m
Long Lane Primary School Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YG	Primary	584m
Brookfields Special School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6SW	Not applicable	849m

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Source: Edubase
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RG8 8BA ITL and RG8 8BA 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 8BA:

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 8BA 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 8BA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00082425
LSOA	E01016317	West Berkshire 004C
MSOA	E02003370	West Berkshire 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to RG8 8BA

RG8 8DG	Primrose Close	93m
RG8 8AY	New Hill	130m
RG8 8DB	Lister Close	166m
RG8 8DF	Allison Gardens	193m
RG8 8DE	Westridge Avenue	196m
RG8 8TG	Lilac Close	198m
RG8 8BZ	Hornbeam Close	200m
RG8 8BD	Mapledurham Drive	213m
RG8 8BJ	St Marys Avenue	213m
RG8 8BN	Oak Tree Walk	230m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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