RG16 9ES

Chieveley & Cold Ash · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG18 9ES 3 m
RG18 9ER 83 m
RG18 9EU 260 m
RG18 9EX 285 m
RG18 9HE 335 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG16 9ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 9
Latitude
51.420302
Longitude
-1.274042
British National Grid easting
450,575
British National Grid northing
169,282

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Parish or community
E04001162
Westminster constituency
Newbury · E14001376
Output area
E00082257
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 007F · E01033851
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 007 · E02003373

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
2
  1. Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    954 m
  2. St Finian's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  3. Whitelands Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
349
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 126
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Public order 30
  • Shoplifting 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 22

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • THATCHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH ROAD, THATCHAM, RG18 3HD

    ODS code K81073

    2.0 km

  • BURDWOOD SURGERY

    WHEELERS GREEN WAY, THATCHAM, RG19 4YF

    ODS code K81102

    3.4 km

  • STRAWBERRY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81063

    4.1 km

  • EASTFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    6 ST. JOHNS ROAD, NEWBURY, RG14 7LW

    ODS code K81002

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Ashmore Green

    0.2 miles
  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Ashmore Green

    0.2 miles
  • Cold Ash Post Office

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.4 miles
  • Cold Ash Post Office

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.4 miles
  • Hatchgate Close

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 007F, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,776 of 33,755

Income
10 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
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School is the nearest published school at 954 m.

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

Recorded crime

349 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 126 events.

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