RG16 9HQ

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 9HQ 0 m
RG18 9HF 127 m
RG14 2TG 461 m
RG14 2RN 540 m
RG14 2RL 589 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG16 9HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 9
Latitude
51.417972
Longitude
-1.294528
British National Grid easting
449,153
British National Grid northing
169,009

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
E00082255
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 007F · E01033851
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 007 · E02003373

Postcode source versions

Explore RG16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
3
  1. Engaging Potential

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km
  2. Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  3. Trinity School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
436
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 193
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Public order 33
  • Other theft 27

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • STRAWBERRY HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81063

    2.7 km

  • THATCHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH ROAD, THATCHAM, RG18 3HD

    ODS code K81073

    2.7 km

  • EASTFIELD HOUSE SURGERY

    6 ST. JOHNS ROAD, NEWBURY, RG14 7LW

    ODS code K81002

    3.2 km

  • BURDWOOD SURGERY

    WHEELERS GREEN WAY, THATCHAM, RG19 4YF

    ODS code K81102

    4.3 km

  • FALKLAND SURGERY

    MONKS LANE, NEWBURY, RG14 7DF

    ODS code K81017

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Laud Close

    BCT · Turnpike Estate

    0.5 miles
  • Laud Close

    BCT · Turnpike Estate

    0.5 miles
  • Dymond Farm

    BCT · Longlane

    0.5 miles
  • Dymond Farm

    BCT · Longlane

    0.5 miles
  • Fairfax Place

    BCT · Turnpike Estate

    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

36 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Engaging Potential is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

436 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 193 events.

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