RG8 8TG maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8TG lies on Lilac Close in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8TG 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 8TG maps

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

RG8 8TG 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 8TG geodata

Easting	466498
Northing	176087
Latitude	51.479841
Longitude	-1.043823

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8TG?

Street	Lilac 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 8TG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG8 8TG 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in RG8 8TG

8, LILAC CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8TG 2023 24 FEB £380,000
8, LILAC CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8TG 2017 4 AUG £324,500
8, LILAC CLOSE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8TG 2003 24 FEB £148,000

➜ 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 8TG

February 2023	Burglary	On or near Simons Close	417m
August 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Simons Close	417m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chiltern View	66m
➜ Lilac Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8TG

Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	157m
Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	178m
New Hill	Purley On Thames	204m
New Hill	Purley On Thames	212m
Footpath To Highfield Road (A329 Oxford Road)	Purley On Thames	288m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8TG

Tilehurst Station	1.3km
Pangbourne Station	3.3km
Reading West Station	4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG8 8TG

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

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Median download speed	62.8Mbps
Average download speed	79.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	12.2Mbps
Average upload speed	12.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG8 8TG (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 8TG

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Source: Ofcom
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RG8 8TG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	231,015
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,551
Median (kWh/meter)	11,670

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	66,829
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,341
Median (kWh/meter)	3,372

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

SBA Trading Ltd T/a Today's Village Stores

1A Colyton Way

262m

Purley Park Social Club

84 Wintringham Way

411m

The Mad Duck Cafe

82 - 84 Wintringham Way

447m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Purley River Estate	17:15	09:00	160m
Purley Park	17:30	14:15	387m
Knowsley Road	17:30	14:00	458m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG8 8TG

Facility	Distance
Bucknells Meadow Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading Grass Pitches	606m
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches	734m
Brookfields School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch	758m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG8 8TG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Purley CofE Primary School Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF	Primary	450m
Long Lane Primary School Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6YG	Primary	667m
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY	Primary	717m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

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

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

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 8TG 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 8TG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00082421
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 8TG

RG8 8TF	Chiltern View	45m
RG8 8TQ	St Marys Avenue	73m
RG8 8BJ	St Marys Avenue	99m
RG8 8DG	Primrose Close	105m
RG8 8EH	Huckleberry Close	136m
RG8 8TE	Thames Reach	147m
RG8 8BN	Oak Tree Walk	154m
RG8 8BT	Park Walk	180m
RG8 8BA	Farm Close	198m
RG8 8BP	The Short	199m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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