RG16 9BL

Chieveley & Cold Ash · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG14 3BL 32 m
RG14 3BN 146 m
RG20 8AP 489 m
RG14 3BX 500 m
RG14 3BP 609 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG16 9BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 9
Latitude
51.443745
Longitude
-1.336536
British National Grid easting
446,206
British National Grid northing
171,848

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001203
Westminster constituency
Newbury · E14001376
Output area
E00082470
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 018D · E01016326
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 018 · E02003384

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Mary Hare School

    Non-maintained special school

    891 m
  2. Chieveley Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km
  3. Curridge Primary School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Drugs 1

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE DOWNLAND PRACTICE

    EAST LANE, CHIEVELEY, NEWBURY, RG20 8UY

    ODS code K81050

    2.8 km

  • STRAWBERRY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    STRAWBERRY HILL MED.CTR, OLD BATH ROAD, NEWBURY, RG14 1JU

    ODS code K81063

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Arlington Lane

    BCT · Snelsmore Common Country Park

    0.3 miles
  • Arlington Lane

    BCT · Snelsmore Common Country Park

    0.3 miles
  • Bussock Hill Post Box

    BCT · Winterbourne

    0.3 miles
  • Bussock Hill Post Box

    BCT · Winterbourne

    0.3 miles
  • Boxford Turn

    BCT · Winterbourne

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 018D, 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

23,422 of 33,755

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

17 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Mary Hare School is the nearest published school at 891 m.

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

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Public order with 4 events.

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