RG8 8DR maps, stats, and open data
RG8 8DR lies on Beech Road in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8DR 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 8DR maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
RG8 8DR geodata
| Easting | 465531 |
| Northing | 176149 |
| Latitude | 51.480511 |
| Longitude | -1.057735 |
Where is RG8 8DR?
| Street | Beech Road |
| Locality | Purley On Thames |
| Town/City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | RG8 |
RG8 8DR Elevation
Elevation or altitude of RG8 8DR as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 70m | 230ft |
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
| Ward | Tilehurst & Purley |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Reading West |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in RG8 8DR
2025 14 MAR £1,118,000 |
2023 6 JAN £745,000 |
55, BEECH ROAD, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8DR 2022 17 NOV £585,000 |
2022 8 AUG £577,000 |
2022 31 MAR £515,000 |
2021 23 JUN £490,000 |
2019 27 NOV £685,000 |
2019 3 SEP £865,000 |
2018 24 AUG £515,000 |
2018 12 JUN £610,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to RG8 8DR
| Westbury Lane (A329 Purley Rise) | Purley On Thames | 88m |
| Beech Road (A329 Purley Rise) | Purley On Thames | 264m |
| Beech Road (A329 Purley Rise) | Purley On Thames | 301m |
| Purley Post Office (A329 Oxford Road) | Purley On Thames | 366m |
| Purley Post Office (A329 Oxford Road) | Purley On Thames | 377m |
Nearest railway stations to RG8 8DR
| Tilehurst Station | 2.2km |
| Pangbourne Station | 2.3km |
| Reading West Station | 5.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in RG8 8DR (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 | 94.1% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in RG8 8DR (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 78.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 118.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 6.4Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.4Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in RG8 8DR (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% |
RG8 8DR gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in RG8 8DR by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 602,741 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 35 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 17,221 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 15,759 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 164,041 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 35 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,687 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,878 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in RG8 8DR, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in RG8 8DR.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
4.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG8 8DR:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to RG8 8DR (metres)
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Nearest post box to RG8 8DR
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Knowsley Road | 17:30 | 14:00 | 961m |
| Purley River Estate | 17:15 | 09:00 | 972m |
| Purley Park | 17:30 | 14:15 | 1,000m |
RG8 8DR ITL and RG8 8DR 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 8DR:
| 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 |
RG8 8DR 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 8DR:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00172660 | |
| LSOA | E01016316 | West Berkshire 004B |
| MSOA | E02003370 | West Berkshire 004 |
Nearest postcodes to RG8 8DR
| RG8 8DS | Beech Road | 41m |
| RG8 8AA | Purley Rise | 112m |
| RG8 8AJ | Purley Rise | 128m |
| RG8 8DP | Glebe Road | 211m |
| RG8 8AE | Purley Rise | 247m |
| RG8 8AD | Purley Rise | 264m |
| RG8 8DL | Westbury Lane | 265m |
| RG8 8AP | Belleisle | 274m |
| RG8 8AZ | Winston Way | 303m |
| RG8 8ET | Bryant Place | 336m |
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