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RG16 8SW

Downlands · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8SW 83 m
RG20 8SP 104 m
RG20 8SN 568 m
RG20 8SL 754 m
RG20 8SS 771 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG16 8SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 8
Latitude
51.500680
Longitude
-1.306753
British National Grid easting
448,216
British National Grid northing
178,199

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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    679 m

  2. The Ilsleys Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km

  3. The Downs School

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE DOWNLAND PRACTICE

    EAST LANE, CHIEVELEY, NEWBURY, RG20 8UY

    ODS code K81050

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Stanmore Road

    BCT · Beedon

    0.6 miles

  • Stanmore Road

    BCT · Beedon

    0.6 miles

  • Beedon Village Hall

    BCT · Beedon Hill

    0.8 miles

  • Beedon Village Hall

    BCT · Beedon Hill

    0.8 miles

  • Coach and Horses PH

    BCT · Beedon Hill

    1.0 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 679 m.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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