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RG1 8NN

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 8AE 29 m
RG1 8AB 56 m
RG1 8AQ 56 m
RG1 8AF 78 m
RG1 8AG 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG1 8NN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2004
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG1
Postcode sector
RG1 8
Latitude
51.459523
Longitude
-0.958613
British National Grid easting
472,446
British National Grid northing
173,908

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
E00174490
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
93
Primary
54
Secondary
14

  1. New Town Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    650 m

  2. St John's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    664 m

  3. Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading

    Other independent school

    666 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,403
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,597
  • Shoplifting 1,792
  • Public order 728
  • Other theft 717
  • Anti social behaviour 563

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.

GP practices

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    875 m

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    1.1 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    1.3 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    1.3 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    1.3 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    1.6 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    1.7 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    1.9 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    2.2 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    2.3 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    2.4 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    2.5 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    2.7 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

    3.6 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81051

    3.9 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    4.4 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    4.7 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Kings Reach

    BCT · Kings Meadow

    0.0 miles

  • Kings Reach

    BCT · Kings Meadow

    0.0 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Kings Meadow

    0.1 miles

  • Forbury Retail Park

    BCT · Reading Town Centre

    0.2 miles

  • Forbury Retail Park

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

93 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 14 secondary schools. New Town Primary School is the nearest published school at 650 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,403 published events cover 12 months, averaging 700.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,597 events.

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