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RG1 8FJ

Thames · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Thames
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Reading Central
Postcode district
RG1
Postcode sector
RG1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG1 3JD 125 m
RG1 3GY 200 m
RG1 8AB 201 m
RG1 8BW 203 m
RG1 3NG 204 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG1 8FJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG1
Postcode sector
RG1 8
Latitude
51.458817
Longitude
-0.962098
British National Grid easting
472,205
British National Grid northing
173,826

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Thames · E05013877
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Reading Central · E14001438
Output area
E00174492
Lower layer super output area
Reading 019A · E01033418
Middle layer super output area
Reading 019 · E02006939

Postcode source versions

Explore RG1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
92
Primary
54
Secondary
13

  1. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading

    Other independent school

    662 m

  2. The Deenway Montessori School

    Other independent school

    713 m

  3. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    777 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,143
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,902
  • Shoplifting 1,811
  • Public order 794
  • Other theft 766
  • Anti social behaviour 635

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG1 8 residents
2,738

Age bands in RG1 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.3%

379 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

371 residents

Age 25 to 44
49.4%

1,525 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.2%

623 residents

Age 65 and over
6.1%

188 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    808 m

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    921 m

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code K81081

    1.1 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, BROAD ST HC, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code Y02476

    1.1 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    1.3 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    1.4 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

    59A HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SS

    ODS code K81014

    1.6 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

    MILMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1ST FLOOR, 50 MILMAN ROAD, READING, RG2 0AR

    ODS code K81040

    1.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE, 9-11 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HE

    ODS code K81605

    2.1 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

    WESTERN ELMS LODGE, WESTERN ELMS AVENUE, READING, RG30 1AT

    ODS code K81062

    2.1 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

    80 WENSLEY ROAD, COLEY PARK, READING, RG1 6DN

    ODS code K81636

    2.2 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    2.5 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

    22 LONG BARN LANE, WHITLEY, READING, RG2 7SZ

    ODS code K81048

    2.5 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

    4 ST. BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA

    ODS code K81041

    2.9 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.3 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

    WOODLEY CENTRE SURGERY, 6 HEADLEY ROAD, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4JA

    ODS code K81051

    4.1 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    4.4 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    BROOKSIDE SURGERY, BROOKSIDE CLOSE, EARLEY, READING, RG6 7HG

    ODS code K81047

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Kings Reach

    BCT · Kings Meadow

    0.1 miles

  • Forbury Retail Park

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Kings Reach

    BCT · Kings Meadow

    0.1 miles

  • Forbury Retail Park

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.1 miles

  • The Meridian

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 019A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,858 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

92 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 13 secondary schools. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading is the nearest published school at 662 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

9,143 published events cover 12 months, averaging 761.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,902 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.