RG8 8DG maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8DG lies on Primrose Close in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8DG 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 8DG maps

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

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

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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RG8 8DG geodata

Easting	466412
Northing	176147
Latitude	51.480390
Longitude	-1.045050

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8DG?

Street	Primrose 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 8DG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG8 8DG 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG8 8DG

February 2023	Burglary	On or near Simons Close	433m
August 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Simons Close	433m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chiltern View	169m
➜ Primrose Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8DG

Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	116m
New Hill	Purley On Thames	135m
New Hill	Purley On Thames	142m
Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	148m
Footpath To Highfield Road (A329 Oxford Road)	Purley On Thames	262m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8DG

Tilehurst Station	1.4km
Pangbourne Station	3.2km
Reading West Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG8 8DG

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

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	80.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	15.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG8 8DG (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 8DG

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Source: Ofcom
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RG8 8DG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	607,306
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,146
Median (kWh/meter)	12,299

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	193,763
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,875
Median (kWh/meter)	3,325

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

SBA Trading Ltd T/a Today's Village Stores

1A Colyton Way

249m

Purley Park Social Club

84 Wintringham Way

420m

The Mad Duck Cafe

82 - 84 Wintringham Way

493m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Purley River Estate	17:15	09:00	132m
Purley Park	17:30	14:15	441m
Knowsley Road	17:30	14:00	498m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG8 8DG

Facility	Distance
Bucknells Meadow Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading Grass Pitches	569m
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches	794m
Brookfields School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch	800m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG8 8DG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Purley CofE Primary School Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF	Primary	345m
Long Lane Primary School Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YG	Primary	615m
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY	Primary	785m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of RG8 8DG flooding from rivers and sea	Low
➜ RG8 8DG flood map

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

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 8DG 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 8DG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00082417
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 8DG

RG8 8BA	Farm Close	93m
RG8 8TG	Lilac Close	105m
RG8 8BJ	St Marys Avenue	138m
RG8 8TF	Chiltern View	149m
RG8 8AY	New Hill	150m
RG8 8TQ	St Marys Avenue	162m
RG8 8EH	Huckleberry Close	172m
RG8 8BN	Oak Tree Walk	173m
RG8 8BZ	Hornbeam Close	183m
RG8 8BP	The Short	215m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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