RG8 8TQ maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8TQ lies on St Marys Avenue in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8TQ 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 8TQ maps

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

RG8 8TQ 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 8TQ geodata

Easting	466569
Northing	176106
Latitude	51.480003
Longitude	-1.042798

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8TQ?

Street	St Marys Avenue
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 8TQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG8 8TQ 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 8TQ

February 2023	Burglary	On or near Simons Close	475m
August 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Simons Close	475m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Chiltern View	37m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8TQ

Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	164m
Colyton Way	Purley On Thames	173m
Brading Way	Purley On Thames	251m
New Hill	Purley On Thames	276m
New Hill	Purley On Thames	284m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8TQ

Tilehurst Station	1.3km
Pangbourne Station	3.4km
Reading West Station	4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for RG8 8TQ

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

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	98.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.1Mbps
Average upload speed	10.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG8 8TQ (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 8TQ

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Source: Ofcom
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RG8 8TQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	229,198
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,550
Median (kWh/meter)	8,680

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	101,698
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,068
Median (kWh/meter)	2,808

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

SBA Trading Ltd T/a Today's Village Stores

1A Colyton Way

232m

Purley Park Social Club

84 Wintringham Way

360m

The Mad Duck Cafe

82 - 84 Wintringham Way

379m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Purley River Estate	17:15	09:00	158m
Purley Park	17:30	14:15	424m
Knowsley Road	17:30	14:00	502m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to RG8 8TQ

Facility	Distance
Bucknells Meadow Mapledurham Drive, Purley On Thames, Reading Grass Pitches	580m
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches	761m
Brookfields School Sage Road, Tilehurst, Reading Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Artificial Grass Pitch	798m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to RG8 8TQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Purley CofE Primary School Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, RG8 8AF	Primary	501m
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY	Primary	738m
Westwood Farm Infant School Fullbrook Crescent, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6RY	Primary	738m

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Environment

Risk of RG8 8TQ flooding from rivers and sea	Medium
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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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RG8 8TQ ITL and RG8 8TQ 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 8TQ:

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 8TQ 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 8TQ:

	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 8TQ

RG8 8TF	Chiltern View	62m
RG8 8BJ	St Marys Avenue	69m
RG8 8TG	Lilac Close	73m
RG8 8TE	Thames Reach	114m
RG8 8BT	Park Walk	115m
RG8 8BN	Oak Tree Walk	119m
RG8 8BP	The Short	157m
RG8 8AG	Church Mews	160m
RG8 8DG	Primrose Close	162m
RG8 8AQ	Waterside Drive	193m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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