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RG8 8HR lies on Hazel Road in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8HR 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 8HR maps

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

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RG8 8HR geodata

Easting466619
Northing175734
Latitude51.476653
Longitude-1.042148

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Where is RG8 8HR?

StreetHazel Road
LocalityPurley On Thames
Town/CityReading
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictRG8

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RG8 8HR Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

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 8HR

70, HAZEL ROAD, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8HR
2023
31 MAR
£490,000
2022
26 MAY
£800,000
50, HAZEL ROAD, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8HR
2019
5 JUL
£333,000
2017
17 FEB
£535,000
49, HAZEL ROAD, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8HR
2016
9 AUG
£445,000
53, HAZEL ROAD, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8HR
2013
12 JUL
£330,000
23, HAZEL ROAD, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8HR
2010
1 JUL
£400,000
2009
24 JUN
£277,000
39, HAZEL ROAD, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8HR
2008
18 DEC
£370,000
52, HAZEL ROAD, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8HR
2008
22 APR
£455,000

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8HR

Oxford Road (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames140m
Theobald Drive (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames158m
Theobald Drive (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames175m
Oxford Road (A329 Oxford Road)Purley On Thames190m
Goodliffe Gardens (Knowsley Road)Purley On Thames287m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8HR

Tilehurst Station1km
Pangbourne Station3.5km
Reading West Station4.3km

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Broadband

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

Download

Median download speed32.9Mbps
Average download speed60.8Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.2Mbps
Average upload speed2.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed7.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)647,984
Meter count33
Mean (kWh/meter)19,636
Median (kWh/meter)19,405

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)143,119
Meter count33
Mean (kWh/meter)4,337
Median (kWh/meter)3,963

Deprivation

34.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG8 8HR:

Food Standards Agency

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

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Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Westwood Farm Junior School Fullbrook Crescent
435m
Harrison Catering at Westwood Farm Infant School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Westwood Farm Infant School Fullbrook Crescent
435m
Foundation Farm Squad at Westwood Farm Infant School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Westwood Farm Infant School Fullbrook Crescent
435m

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Nearest post box to RG8 8HR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Purley Park17:3014:15193m
Knowsley Road17:3014:00277m
Purley River Estate17:1509:00527m

RG8 8HR ITL and RG8 8HR 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 8HR:

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

RG8 8HR 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 8HR:

CodeName
OAE00082421
LSOAE01016317West Berkshire 004C
MSOAE02003370West Berkshire 004

Nearest postcodes to RG8 8HR

RG8 8HZThe Holt73m
RG8 8DQMarshall Close146m
RG31 6YEOxford Road170m
RG8 8ELPurley Magna184m
RG8 8HYThe Glade211m
RG8 8DDSkerritt Way224m
RG31 6YATheobald Drive245m
RG8 8DZFarmiloe Close258m
RG8 8TEThames Reach269m
RG31 6FZGoodliffe Gardens280m