RG8 8BZ maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8BZ lies on Hornbeam Close in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8BZ 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 8BZ maps

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

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RG8 8BZ geodata

Easting466296
Northing176006
Latitude51.479136
Longitude-1.046747

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8BZ?

StreetHornbeam Close
LocalityPurley On Thames
Town/CityReading
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictRG8
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RG8 8BZ Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in RG8 8BZ

2015
31 JUL
£365,000
2000
9 JUN
£173,500
1, HORNBEAM CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8BZ
1999
29 OCT
£150,000

➜ 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 8BZ

February 2023BurglaryOn or near Simons Close268m
August 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Simons Close268m
June 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Chiltern View274m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8BZ

New HillPurley On Thames76m
New HillPurley On Thames76m
Footpath To Highfield Road (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames80m
Footpath To Highfield Road (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames91m
Cecil Aldin Drive (Long Lane)Purley On Thames288m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8BZ

Tilehurst Station1.5km
Pangbourne Station3.1km
Reading West Station4.7km

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Broadband

Broadband access in RG8 8BZ (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband limitations in RG8 8BZ (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 8BZ:

Food Standards Agency

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

SBA Trading Ltd T/a Today's Village Stores
Food Hygiene Rating: 1 (Major Improvement Necessary)
1A Colyton Way
431m
Long Lane Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Long Lane
448m
Purley Pre School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Long Lane Primary School
449m

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Nearest post box to RG8 8BZ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Purley River Estate17:1509:00314m
Purley Park17:3014:15328m
Knowsley Road17:3014:00359m

Nearest sports facilities to RG8 8BZ

FacilityDistance
Brookfields School
Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch
652m
Westwood Farm Junior School
Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading
Grass Pitches
670m
Bucknells Meadow
Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading
Grass Pitches
743m

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Nearest schools to RG8 8BZ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Purley CofE Primary School
Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF
Primary372m
Long Lane Primary School
Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YG
Primary449m
Brookfields Special School
Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6SW
Not applicable652m

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RG8 8BZ ITL and RG8 8BZ 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 8BZ:

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

RG8 8BZ 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 8BZ:

CodeName
OAE00082420
LSOAE01016317West Berkshire 004C
MSOAE02003370West Berkshire 004

Nearest postcodes to RG8 8BZ

RG8 8AYNew Hill85m
RG8 8BBHazel Road111m
RG8 8DWDuncan Gardens119m
RG8 8EHHuckleberry Close128m
RG31 6YDClairmore Gardens144m
RG31 6UTOxford Road161m
RG8 8DEWestridge Avenue168m
RG8 8DGPrimrose Close183m
RG8 8DZFarmiloe Close188m
RG8 8BAFarm Close200m