RG8 8BY maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8BY 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 May 2012.

RG8 8BY maps

RG8 8BY map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
RG8 8BY map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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RG8 8BY geodata

Easting466807
Northing175946
Latitude51.478537
Longitude-1.039401

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8BY?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictRG8
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RG8 8BY Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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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Politics

WardTilehurst & Purley
ConstituencyReading West

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG8 8BY

June 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near Thames Reach206m
June 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Chiltern View275m
June 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Chiltern View275m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8BY

Chestnut GrovePurley On Thames354m
Theobald Drive (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames369m
Theobald Drive (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames376m
Oxford Road (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames416m
Roebuck Rise (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames419m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8BY

Tilehurst Station1km
Pangbourne Station3.6km
Reading West Station4.3km

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Broadband

Broadband access in RG8 8BY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in RG8 8BY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

The Mad Duck Cafe
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
82 - 84 Wintringham Way
403m
SBA Trading Ltd T/a Today's Village Stores
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
1A Colyton Way
457m
Purley Park Social Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
84 Wintringham Way
494m

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Nearest post box to RG8 8BY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Purley River Estate17:1509:00431m
Purley Park17:3014:15449m
Knowsley Road17:3014:00540m

Nearest sports facilities to RG8 8BY

FacilityDistance
Westwood Farm Junior School
Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading
Grass Pitches
690m
Bucknells Meadow
Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading
Grass Pitches
768m
Brookfields School
Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch
777m

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Nearest schools to RG8 8BY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Westwood Farm Junior School
Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY
Primary643m
Westwood Farm Infant School
Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY
Primary643m
Brookfields Special School
Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6SW
Not applicable777m

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RG8 8BY ITL and RG8 8BY 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 8BY:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ1Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ11Berkshire
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000037West Berkshire

RG8 8BY 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 8BY:

CodeName
OAE00082421
LSOAE01016317West Berkshire 004C
MSOAE02003370West Berkshire 004

Nearest postcodes to RG8 8BY

RG8 8TEThames Reach196m
RG8 8AQWaterside Drive197m
RG8 8AGChurch Mews253m
RG8 8BXRiver Gardens266m
RG8 8DQMarshall Close272m
RG8 8HRHazel Road283m
RG8 8TQSt Marys Avenue287m
RG8 8BUChestnut Grove291m
RG8 8BTPark Walk296m
RG8 8TFChiltern View297m