Map of RG8 8AY postcode

General information
Postcode RG8 8AY
Post Town Reading
Nearest station Tilehurst (2 km)
Bus stops
New Hill (SW)
Footpath to Highfield Road (SE)
Footpath to Highfield Road (NW)
Infants School (SE)
Infants School (NW)
Colyton Way (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 3 View
Known addresses
1 New Hill, Purley On Thames
3 New Hill, Purley On Thames
5 New Hill, Purley On Thames
Main property type Detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.479876
Longitude -1.047048
Easting 466274
Northing 176088
Grid reference SU662760
UTM reference 30U 635613 5704999
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Plus code 9C3WFXH3+X5
Altitude 56 metres (182 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:08
Sunset (today) 16:16
Distance away
Distance to sea 66.4 KMs (41.3 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 June 1981
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) 7
Households (2011) 2
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)E00082425
Census output area (2011)E00082425
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
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
5 New Hill, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Jun 2024£600,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 2014£415,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2002£282,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 1996£110,000
1 New Hill, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Feb 2013£290,000
3 New Hill, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Oct 2006£210,000


View all properties sold in the RG8 8 sector

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