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RG8 8DS lies on Beech Road in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8DS 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 8DS maps

RG8 8DS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
RG8 8DS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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RG8 8DS geodata

Easting465531
Northing176190
Latitude51.480879
Longitude-1.057727

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Where is RG8 8DS?

StreetBeech Road
LocalityPurley On Thames
Town/CityReading
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictRG8

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RG8 8DS Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation70m230ft

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

WardTilehurst & Purley
ConstituencyReading West

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in RG8 8DS

2024
3 MAY
£1,200,000
2019
20 DEC
£415,000
2019
4 OCT
£600,000
2018
30 OCT
£427,500
2018
27 JUN
£870,000
2018
18 JUN
£860,000
2017
20 JAN
£860,000
42, BEECH ROAD, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8DS
2016
1 NOV
£450,000
26, BEECH ROAD, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8DS
2016
15 AUG
£527,500
2014
24 JAN
£577,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8DS

Westbury Lane (A329 Purley Rise)Purley On Thames57m
Beech Road (A329 Purley Rise)Purley On Thames256m
Beech Road (A329 Purley Rise)Purley On Thames299m
Purley Post Office (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames366m
Purley Post Office (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames376m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8DS

Tilehurst Station2.2km
Pangbourne Station2.3km
Reading West Station5.5km

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Broadband

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

Download

Median download speed71.3Mbps
Average download speed94.5Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed8.8Mbps
Average upload speed9.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in RG8 8DS (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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RG8 8DS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)702,703
Meter count28
Mean (kWh/meter)25,097
Median (kWh/meter)24,724

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)154,402
Meter count25
Mean (kWh/meter)6,176
Median (kWh/meter)4,937

Deprivation

4.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG8 8DS:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to RG8 8DS (metres)

Tesco
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Unit 3 The Parade Knowsley Road
994m
Harrison Catering Services Limited at Denefield School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Denefield School Long Lane
1,101m
Dolce Ltd at Downsway Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Downsway Primary School Warbreck Drive
1,229m

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Nearest post box to RG8 8DS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Purley River Estate17:1509:00969m
Knowsley Road17:3014:00983m
Purley Park17:3014:151,019m

RG8 8DS ITL and RG8 8DS 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 8DS:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ1Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ11Berkshire
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000037West Berkshire

RG8 8DS 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 8DS:

CodeName
OAE00172660
LSOAE01016316West Berkshire 004B
MSOAE02003370West Berkshire 004

Nearest postcodes to RG8 8DS

RG8 8DRBeech Road41m
RG8 8AAPurley Rise74m
RG8 8AJPurley Rise118m
RG8 8DPGlebe Road176m
RG8 8DLWestbury Lane225m
RG8 8AEPurley Rise238m
RG8 8ADPurley Rise255m
RG8 8AZWinston Way282m
RG8 8APBelleisle283m
RG8 8DHPurley Rise338m