RG8 8EJ maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8EJ lies on Bowling Green Lane in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8EJ 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 July 1990.

RG8 8EJ maps

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

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

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RG8 8EJ geodata

Easting	465944
Northing	176027
Latitude	51.479366
Longitude	-1.051811

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8EJ?

Street	Bowling Green Lane
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 8EJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG8 8EJ 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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in RG8 8EJ

7, BOWLING GREEN LANE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8EJ 2018 16 NOV £705,000
11, BOWLING GREEN LANE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8EJ 2018 25 JUL £760,000
7, BOWLING GREEN LANE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8EJ 2010 12 MAR £379,000
9, BOWLING GREEN LANE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8EJ 2007 4 MAY £417,500
19, BOWLING GREEN LANE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8EJ 2006 24 FEB £377,000
9, BOWLING GREEN LANE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8EJ 2003 10 JAN £350,000
17, BOWLING GREEN LANE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8EJ 2002 25 JUL £273,000
9, BOWLING GREEN LANE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8EJ 1996 9 OCT £152,000
11, BOWLING GREEN LANE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8EJ 1996 6 AUG £148,000
7, BOWLING GREEN LANE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8EJ 1996 3 MAY £136,500

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of RG8 8EJ

February 2023	Burglary	On or near Simons Close	433m
August 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Simons Close	433m
June 2022	Public order	On or near Trenthams Close	99m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8EJ

Cecil Aldin Drive (Long Lane)	Purley On Thames	49m
Cecil Aldin Drive (Long Lane)	Purley On Thames	65m
Highfield Road (Long Lane)	Purley On Thames	144m
Purley Post Office (A329 Oxford Road)	Purley On Thames	151m
Purley Post Office (A329 Oxford Road)	Purley On Thames	154m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8EJ

Tilehurst Station	1.8km
Pangbourne Station	2.8km
Reading West Station	5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG8 8EJ

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

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

Broadband speed in RG8 8EJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	20.9Mbps
Average download speed	25.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	54.40Mbps

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Median upload speed	6.9Mbps
Average upload speed	5.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG8 8EJ (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 8EJ

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RG8 8EJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	227,274
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,483
Median (kWh/meter)	17,071

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	61,140
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,703
Median (kWh/meter)	4,349

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

1.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG8 8EJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Purley Pre School

Long Lane Primary School

197m

Harrison Catering Services at Long Lane Primary School

Long Lane Primary School

197m

Long Lane Primary School

Long Lane

197m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Knowsley Road	17:30	14:00	556m
Purley Park	17:30	14:15	581m
Purley River Estate	17:15	09:00	596m

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Nearest sports facilities to RG8 8EJ

Facility	Distance
Goosecroft Recreation Ground Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	414m
Brookfields School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch	763m
Cotswold Recreation Ground Downs Way , Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches	841m

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Nearest schools to RG8 8EJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Long Lane Primary School Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YG	Primary	197m
Purley CofE Primary School Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF	Primary	356m
Brookfields Special School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6SW	Not applicable	763m

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RG8 8EJ ITL and RG8 8EJ 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 8EJ:

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 8EJ 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 8EJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00082419
LSOA	E01016318	West Berkshire 004D
MSOA	E02003370	West Berkshire 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to RG8 8EJ

RG8 8EN	Elyham	75m
RG31 6YQ	Long Lane	85m
RG8 8RZ	Sherwood Place	97m
RG8 8EW	Saunders Court	105m
RG8 8ET	Bryant Place	109m
RG8 8EZ	Trenthams Close	124m
RG8 8RW	Sherwood Rise	152m
RG8 8AP	Belleisle	165m
RG31 6YP	Cecil Aldin Drive	172m
RG31 6YD	Clairmore Gardens	212m

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