Map of RG8 8BZ postcode

General information
Postcode RG8 8BZ
Post Town Reading
Nearest station Tilehurst (1 km)
Bus stops
New Hill (NE)
Footpath to Highfield Road (SE)
Footpath to Highfield Road (NW)
Oxford Road (E)
Colyton Way (NE)
Goodliffe Gardens (S)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 8 View
Known addresses
1 Hornbeam Close, Purley On Thames
2 Hornbeam Close, Purley On Thames
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.479136
Longitude -1.046747
Easting 466296
Northing 176006
Grid reference SU662760
UTM reference 30U 635636 5704917
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Plus code 9C3WFXH3+M8
Altitude 65 metres (214 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:26
Sunset (today) 18:04
Distance away
Distance to sea 66.3 KMs (41.2 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishPurley on ThamesE04001186
Ward Tilehurst & Purley E05012153
Unitary Authority West Berkshire E06000037
County Berkshire E11000002
Constituency (2024) Reading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
MPOlivia BaileyLabour
Police forceThames Valley
Water companyThames Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Berkshire West
NUTS/ITL 2 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 South East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 8
Households (2011) 4
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
21,104 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£65,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)ReadingE63012182
Census output area (2021)E00082420
Census output area (2011)E00082420
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Berkshire 004CE01016317
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Berkshire 004CE01016317
Middle layer super output area (2021)Purley on ThamesE02003370
Middle layer super output area (2011)Purley on ThamesE02003370
Travel to work areaReadingE30000256
Property sales
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
2 Hornbeam Close, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Jul 2015£365,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 2000£173,500
1 Hornbeam Close, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Oct 1999£150,000


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