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RG2 8TE lies on Shirley Avenue in Reading. RG2 8TE 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 8TE maps

RG2 8TE map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
RG2 8TE map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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RG2 8TE geodata

Easting472448
Northing169176
Latitude51.416981
Longitude-0.959571

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG2 8TE?

StreetShirley Avenue
Town/CityReading
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictRG2

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RG2 8TE Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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

WardWhitley
ConstituencyReading West

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in RG2 8TE

23, SHIRLEY AVENUE, READING, RG2 8TE
2002
9 MAY
£139,950

➜ Reading house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG2 8TE

Woodside Way (Whitley Wood Road)Whitley Wood218m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Road)Whitley Wood262m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)Whitley Wood262m
Engineers Court (Whitley Wood Lane)Whitley Wood266m
Northumberland Avenue Terminus (Northumberland Avenue)Whitley Wood296m

Nearest railway stations to RG2 8TE

Earley Station3.9km
Reading Station4.7km
Reading West Station4.8km

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Broadband

Broadband access in RG2 8TE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in RG2 8TE (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed70.0Mbps
Average download speed86.1Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed8.8Mbps
Average upload speed7.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG2 8TE (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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RG2 8TE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)448,096
Meter count37
Mean (kWh/meter)12,111
Median (kWh/meter)11,554

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)152,809
Meter count41
Mean (kWh/meter)3,727
Median (kWh/meter)3,619

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Co-operative Food
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
164-168 Whitley Wood Road
226m
Food Avenue
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
168a Whitley Wood Road
236m
Mingo's Caribbean BBQ
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
Whitley Wood Lane
282m

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Nearest post box to RG2 8TE

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Whitley Wood Post Office17:0013:30226m
Engineers16:4513:15343m
Lower Basingstoke Road17:0013:15790m

RG2 8TE ITL and RG2 8TE 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 8TE:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ1Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ11Berkshire
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000038Reading

RG2 8TE 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 8TE:

CodeName
OAE00083022
LSOAE01016440Reading 018D
MSOAE02003406Reading 018

Nearest postcodes to RG2 8TE

RG2 8TDShirley Avenue39m
RG2 8TTMortimer Close60m
RG2 8SXWoodside Way105m
RG2 8TBRailton Close150m
RG2 8PUMargaret Close151m
RG2 8QRFalmouth Road154m
RG2 8SYWoodside Way158m
RG2 8PHOrchard Court163m
RG2 8LDWhitley Wood Road165m
RG2 8TFHilary Close170m