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RG16 7FQ

Downlands · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Downlands
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG17 7HD 232 m
RG17 7HE 271 m
RG17 7HB 274 m
RG17 7HF 274 m
RG17 7HA 292 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG16 7FQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 7
Latitude
51.488102
Longitude
-1.483335
British National Grid easting
435,969
British National Grid northing
176,699

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Downlands · E05012138
Parish or community
E04001165
Westminster constituency
Newbury · E14001376
Output area
E00082352
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 002A · E01016303
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 002 · E02003368

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Shefford C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

  2. Lambourn CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Public order 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • LAMBOURN SURGERY

    BOCKHAMPTON ROAD, LAMBOURN, HUNGERFORD, RG17 8PS

    ODS code K81052

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Rogers Lane

    BCT · East Garston

    0.1 miles

  • Rogers Lane

    BCT · East Garston

    0.1 miles

  • Westfield Farm

    BCT · East Garston

    0.1 miles

  • Westfield Farm

    BCT · East Garston

    0.2 miles

  • Humphreys Lane

    BCT · East Garston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 002A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,056 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Shefford C.E. Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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