Map of RG8 8AQ postcode

General information
Postcode RG8 8AQ
Post Town Reading
Nearest station Tilehurst (1 km)
Bus stops
Brading Way (SE)
Wintringham Way (NW)
Colyton Way (SW)
Colyton Way (NE)
Theobald Drive (SE)
Theobald Drive (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 45 View
Known addresses
Store, 31 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
2 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
3 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
4 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
6 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
8 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
9 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
10 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
11 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
12 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
14 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
17 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
19 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
20 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
21 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
21A Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
22 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
23 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
24 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
25 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
26 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
27 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
28 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
29 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
30 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
31 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
32 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
35 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
36 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
37 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
38 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
39 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
40 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
41 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
42 Waterside Drive, Purley On Thames
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.480259
Longitude -1.040056
Easting 466759
Northing 176137
Grid reference SU667761
UTM reference 30U 636097 5705055
what3words dawn.vent.joins
Plus code 9C3WFXJ5+4X
Altitude 41 metres (135 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:08
Sunset (today) 16:15
Distance away
Distance to sea 66.6 KMs (41.4 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
NUTS/ITL 2 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 South East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated December 2024
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) 90
Households (2011) 38
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
31,242 / 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)E00082426
Census output area (2011)E00082426
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Berkshire 004BE01016316
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Berkshire 004BE01016316
Middle layer super output area (2021)Purley on ThamesE02003370
Middle layer super output area (2011)Purley on ThamesE02003370
Travel to work areaReadingE30000256
Property sales
Average property price in Reading £403,493
Annual change -2.6%
View all properties sold in the RG postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
19 Waterside Drive, Purley On ThamesTerraced (freehold)Aug 2024£365,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 2021£318,000
Terraced (freehold)Jun 2004£183,500
Terraced (freehold)Sep 2002£159,995
Terraced (freehold)Jul 1997£74,950
9 Waterside Drive, Purley On ThamesTerraced (freehold)Jul 2024£395,000
Terraced (freehold)Feb 2004£183,750
21A Waterside Drive, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Nov 2023£437,500
Detached (freehold)Jun 2020£400,000
Detached (freehold)Dec 2017£375,000
3 Waterside Drive, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Sep 2023£460,000
Detached (freehold)Jun 2019£397,500
20 Waterside Drive, Purley On ThamesTerraced (freehold)May 2023£350,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 2018£300,000
Terraced (freehold)Nov 2012£181,750
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2010£175,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 1998£80,000
29 Waterside Drive, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Mar 2023£375,000
27 Waterside Drive, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Nov 2022£540,000
14 Waterside Drive, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Nov 2021£450,000
28 Waterside Drive, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Jun 2021£430,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2008£305,500
Store, 31 Waterside Drive, Purley On ThamesOther (freehold)Mar 2021£4,400


View all properties sold in the RG8 8 sector

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