RG2 8RU maps, stats, and open data

RG2 8RU lies on Blandford Road in Reading. RG2 8RU is located in the Whitley electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Reading 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.

RG2 8RU maps

RG2 8RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

RG2 8RU 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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RG2 8RU geodata

Easting	472255
Northing	169288
Latitude	51.418012
Longitude	-0.962323

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG2 8RU?

Street	Blandford Road
Town/City	Reading
Country	England
Postcode District	RG2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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RG2 8RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of RG2 8RU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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	Whitley
Constituency	Reading West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG2 8RU

Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Road)	Whitley Wood	114m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)	Whitley Wood	175m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)	Whitley Wood	191m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)	Whitley Wood	205m
Woodside Way (Whitley Wood Road)	Whitley Wood	217m

Nearest railway stations to RG2 8RU

Earley Station	4km
Reading Station	4.6km
Reading West Station	4.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in RG2 8RU (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 RG2 8RU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	70.6Mbps
Average download speed	70.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	12.03Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG2 8RU (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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RG2 8RU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in RG2 8RU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	127,039
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,469
Median (kWh/meter)	4,825

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	46,062
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,424
Median (kWh/meter)	1,915

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in RG2 8RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in RG2 8RU.
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)
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Deprivation

78.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG2 8RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to RG2 8RU (metres)

Mingo's Caribbean BBQ

Whitley Wood Lane

152m

Co-operative Food

164-168 Whitley Wood Road

162m

Food Avenue

168a Whitley Wood Road

209m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to RG2 8RU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Engineers	16:45	13:15	210m
Whitley Wood Post Office	17:00	13:30	211m
Lower Basingstoke Road	17:00	13:15	567m

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Source: Dracos
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RG2 8RU ITL and RG2 8RU 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 RG2 8RU:

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
E06000038	Reading

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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RG2 8RU 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 RG2 8RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00083032
LSOA	E01016440	Reading 018D
MSOA	E02003406	Reading 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to RG2 8RU

RG2 8LE	Whitley Wood Road	72m
RG2 8RX	Blandford Road	77m
RG2 8BF	Webster Close	97m
RG2 8LF	Whitley Wood Road	109m
RG2 8PQ	Forest Dean	125m
RG2 8AQ	Whitley Wood Lane	149m
RG2 8LD	Whitley Wood Road	151m
RG2 8RT	Blandford Road	153m
RG2 8LQ	Whitley Wood Road	153m
RG2 8RS	Blandford Road	154m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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