Map of RG8 8BX postcode

General information
Postcode RG8 8BX
Post Town Reading
Nearest station Tilehurst (1 km)
Bus stops
Wintringham Way (NW)
Brading Way (SE)
Colyton Way (SW)
Colyton Way (NE)
Theobald Drive (NW)
Theobald Drive (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 31 View
Known addresses
The Boathouse, River Gardens, Purley On Thames
1 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
4 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
7 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
8 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
10 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
12 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
14 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
15 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
16 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
17 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
19 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
21 - 22 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
23 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
25 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
26 River Gardens, Purley On Thames
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.480869
Longitude -1.038496
Easting 466866
Northing 176206
Grid reference SU668762
UTM reference 30U 636204 5705126
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Plus code 9C3WFXJ6+8J
Altitude 39 metres (129 feet)
Sunrise (today) 8:08
Sunset (today) 16:15
Distance away
Distance to sea 66.7 KMs (41.5 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) 29
Households (2011) 18
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)E00082416
Census output area (2011)E00082416
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
12 River Gardens, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)May 2024£310,000
Detached (freehold)Mar 2011£142,000
7 River Gardens, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Nov 2022£950,000
Detached (freehold)Oct 1995£220,000
16 River Gardens, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Jun 2022£780,000
26 River Gardens, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Feb 2021£710,000
25 River Gardens, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Jun 2019£1,010,000
Detached (freehold)May 2006£585,000
Detached (freehold)Mar 2000£268,000
14 River Gardens, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Oct 2018£635,000
1 River Gardens, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Sep 2017£950,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 2007£570,000
Detached (freehold)Apr 2001£170,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 1995£220,000
8 River Gardens, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Jul 2017£439,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 1999£177,500
23 River Gardens, Purley On ThamesOther (freehold)Oct 2016£355,000
19 River Gardens, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Jul 2016£285,000


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