RG8 8BS maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8BS lies on Brading Way in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8BS 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 8BS maps

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

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

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RG8 8BS geodata

Easting	466677
Northing	176328
Latitude	51.481986
Longitude	-1.041201

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8BS?

Street	Brading Way
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 8BS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG8 8BS 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 8BS

11, BRADING WAY, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BS 2022 28 JAN £335,000
1, BRADING WAY, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BS 2021 22 OCT £259,000
34, BRADING WAY, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BS 2021 26 MAR £321,000
19, BRADING WAY, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BS 2021 1 MAR £600,000
18, BRADING WAY, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BS 2017 19 JUL £350,000
3, BRADING WAY, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BS 2014 24 FEB £391,500
16, BRADING WAY, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BS 2014 14 JAN £347,500
3, BRADING WAY, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BS 2012 7 DEC £250,000
14, BRADING WAY, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BS 2009 12 OCT £298,000
26, BRADING WAY, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BS 2005 15 DEC £280,000

➜ Reading house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG8 8BS

June 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Wintringham Way	83m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Mapledurham Drive	246m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Mapledurham Drive	246m
➜ Brading Way crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8BS

Brading Way	Purley On Thames	68m
Wintringham Way	Purley On Thames	101m
Chestnut Grove	Purley On Thames	143m
Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	186m
Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	216m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8BS

Tilehurst Station	1.4km
Pangbourne Station	3.4km
Reading West Station	4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG8 8BS

Broadband access in RG8 8BS (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	96.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in RG8 8BS (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	111.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	9.7Mbps
Average upload speed	10.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG8 8BS (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 8BS

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Source: Ofcom
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RG8 8BS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	446,973
Meter count	26
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,191
Median (kWh/meter)	16,265

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	146,615
Meter count	27
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,430
Median (kWh/meter)	4,779

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

SBA Trading Ltd T/a Today's Village Stores

1A Colyton Way

105m

Purley Park Social Club

84 Wintringham Way

113m

The Mad Duck Cafe

82 - 84 Wintringham Way

188m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Purley River Estate	17:15	09:00	196m
Purley Park	17:30	14:15	670m
Mapledurham	16:45	09:00	679m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG8 8BS

Facility	Distance
Bucknells Meadow Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading Grass Pitches	366m
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches	1000m
Brookfields School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch	1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG8 8BS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Purley CofE Primary School Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF	Primary	554m
Long Lane Primary School Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YG	Primary	936m
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY	Primary	971m

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Environment

Risk of RG8 8BS flooding from rivers and sea	Medium
➜ RG8 8BS flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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RG8 8BS ITL and RG8 8BS 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 8BS:

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 8BS 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 8BS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00082416
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 8BS

RG8 8BH	Wintringham Way	62m
RG8 8BP	The Short	107m
RG8 8BL	Colyton Way	109m
RG8 8BG	Wintringham Way	109m
RG8 8BT	Park Walk	139m
RG8 8BN	Oak Tree Walk	151m
RG8 8AG	Church Mews	152m
RG8 8BU	Chestnut Grove	170m
RG8 8BJ	St Marys Avenue	202m
RG8 8AQ	Waterside Drive	208m

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