RG8 8RZ maps, stats, and open data

RG8 8RZ lies on Sherwood Place in Purley On Thames, Reading. RG8 8RZ 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 1993.

RG8 8RZ maps

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

RG8 8RZ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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RG8 8RZ geodata

Easting	465902
Northing	175940
Latitude	51.478589
Longitude	-1.052432

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is RG8 8RZ?

Street	Sherwood Place
Locality	Purley On Thames
Town/City	Reading
Country	England
Postcode District	RG8
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RG8 8RZ Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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	Tilehurst & Purley
Constituency	Reading West

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in RG8 8RZ

14, SHERWOOD PLACE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8RZ 2021 30 NOV £650,000
9, SHERWOOD PLACE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8RZ 2021 30 JUN £700,000
8, SHERWOOD PLACE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8RZ 2021 26 FEB £640,000
3, SHERWOOD PLACE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8RZ 2021 8 FEB £640,000
4, SHERWOOD PLACE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8RZ 2020 11 DEC £605,000
11, SHERWOOD PLACE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8RZ 2020 26 OCT £675,000
12, SHERWOOD PLACE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8RZ 2018 3 AUG £648,000
2, SHERWOOD PLACE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8RZ 2017 5 JUL £650,000
12, SHERWOOD PLACE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8RZ 2016 28 JAN £595,000
15, SHERWOOD PLACE, PURLEY ON THAMES, READING, RG8 8RZ 2015 26 NOV £515,000

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to RG8 8RZ

Highfield Road (Long Lane)	Purley On Thames	61m
Cecil Aldin Drive (Long Lane)	Purley On Thames	122m
Cecil Aldin Drive (Long Lane)	Purley On Thames	140m
Highfield Road (Long Lane)	Purley On Thames	145m
Purley Post Office (A329 Oxford Road)	Purley On Thames	230m

Nearest railway stations to RG8 8RZ

Tilehurst Station	1.8km
Pangbourne Station	2.7km
Reading West Station	5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in RG8 8RZ (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in RG8 8RZ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	27.4Mbps
Average download speed	30.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	47.34Mbps

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Median upload speed	6.6Mbps
Average upload speed	6.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.61Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	257,650
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,177
Median (kWh/meter)	17,326

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	79,935
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,329
Median (kWh/meter)	4,045

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

1.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than RG8 8RZ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Tesco

Unit 3 The Parade Knowsley Road

597m

Harrison Catering Services Limited at Denefield School

Denefield School Long Lane

850m

Dolce Ltd at Downsway Primary School

Downsway Primary School Warbreck Drive

878m

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Nearest post box to RG8 8RZ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Knowsley Road	17:30	14:00	536m
Purley Park	17:30	14:15	576m
Purley River Estate	17:15	09:00	670m

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RG8 8RZ ITL and RG8 8RZ 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 8RZ:

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 8RZ 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 8RZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00082419
LSOA	E01016318	West Berkshire 004D
MSOA	E02003370	West Berkshire 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to RG8 8RZ

RG8 8RW	Sherwood Rise	68m
RG8 8EN	Elyham	72m
RG31 6YQ	Long Lane	85m
RG8 8EJ	Bowling Green Lane	97m
RG8 8ET	Bryant Place	165m
RG31 6YH	Long Lane	168m
RG31 6YR	Highfield Road	194m
RG31 6YP	Cecil Aldin Drive	195m
RG8 8AP	Belleisle	199m
RG8 8EW	Saunders Court	200m

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