RG8 8EL maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8EL lies on Purley Magna in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8EL 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 February 2006.

RG8 8EL maps

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

RG8 8EL 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 8EL geodata

Easting	466499
Northing	175873
Latitude	51.477917
Longitude	-1.043849

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8EL?

Street	Purley Magna
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 8EL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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 8EL

February 2023	Burglary	On or near Simons Close	267m
August 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Simons Close	267m
June 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Thames Reach	198m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8EL

Oxford Road (A329 Oxford Road)	Purley On Thames	179m
Oxford Road (A329 Oxford Road)	Purley On Thames	199m
Footpath To Highfield Road (A329 Oxford Road)	Purley On Thames	258m
Footpath To Highfield Road (A329 Oxford Road)	Purley On Thames	271m
Goodliffe Gardens (Knowsley Road)	Purley On Thames	288m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8EL

Tilehurst Station	1.2km
Pangbourne Station	3.3km
Reading West Station	4.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG8 8EL

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

Download

Median download speed	28.7Mbps
Average download speed	27.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	37.11Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.7Mbps
Average upload speed	6.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.59Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG8 8EL (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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RG8 8EL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	107,866
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,787
Median (kWh/meter)	8,780

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	38,239
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,824
Median (kWh/meter)	2,769

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

SBA Trading Ltd T/a Today's Village Stores

1A Colyton Way

471m

Foundation Farm Squad at Westwood Farm Infant School

Fullbrook Crescent

502m

Go Beanies

Go Beanies Play and Learn

502m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Purley Park	17:30	14:15	181m
Knowsley Road	17:30	14:00	264m
Purley River Estate	17:15	09:00	374m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG8 8EL

Facility	Distance
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches	521m
Brookfields School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch	555m
Cotswold Recreation Ground Downs Way , Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches	759m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG8 8EL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY	Primary	503m
Westwood Farm Infant School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY	Primary	503m
Brookfields Special School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6SW	Not applicable	555m

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RG8 8EL ITL and RG8 8EL 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 8EL:

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 8EL 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 8EL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00082420
LSOA	E01016317	West Berkshire 004C
MSOA	E02003370	West Berkshire 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to RG8 8EL

RG8 8DZ	Farmiloe Close	121m
RG8 8HZ	The Holt	126m
RG8 8EH	Huckleberry Close	129m
RG8 8DW	Duncan Gardens	130m
RG8 8HY	The Glade	160m
RG8 8BB	Hazel Road	175m
RG8 8TE	Thames Reach	177m
RG8 8HR	Hazel Road	184m
RG8 8TF	Chiltern View	187m
RG8 8TG	Lilac Close	214m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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