CheckNear.me

RG16 8SL

Downlands · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Downlands
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG20 8SL 4 m
RG20 8SJ 177 m
RG20 8SN 188 m
RG20 8SG 332 m
RG20 8SH 513 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG16 8SL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 8
Latitude
51.496582
Longitude
-1.298085
British National Grid easting
448,822
British National Grid northing
177,749

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Downlands · E05012138
Parish or community
E04001151
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00082271
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 001D · E01016288
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 001 · E02003367

Postcode source versions

Explore RG16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    81 m

  2. The Ilsleys Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km

  3. The Downs School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE DOWNLAND PRACTICE

    EAST LANE, CHIEVELEY, NEWBURY, RG20 8UY

    ODS code K81050

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Stanmore Road

    BCT · Beedon

    0.1 miles

  • Stanmore Road

    BCT · Beedon

    0.1 miles

  • Beedon Village Hall

    BCT · Beedon Hill

    0.4 miles

  • Beedon Village Hall

    BCT · Beedon Hill

    0.4 miles

  • Coach and Horses PH

    BCT · Beedon Hill

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 001D, 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

20,825 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 81 m.

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

Recorded crime

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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