RG16 9HU

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 9HU 32 m
RG18 9HX 98 m
RG18 9HT 138 m
RG18 9PZ 279 m
RG18 9PG 313 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG16 9HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 9
Latitude
51.422808
Longitude
-1.256284
British National Grid easting
451,807
British National Grid northing
169,573

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
E00082258
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 007D · E01016284
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
22
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. St Finian's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    0 m
  2. Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    851 m
  3. Whitelands Park Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
125
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Public order 10
  • Other theft 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 9

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THATCHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH ROAD, THATCHAM, RG18 3HD

    ODS code K81073

    2.1 km

  • BURDWOOD SURGERY

    WHEELERS GREEN WAY, THATCHAM, RG19 4YF

    ODS code K81102

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • St Finians School

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.0 miles
  • St Finians School

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.0 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

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 007D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,690 of 33,755

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

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Finian's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

125 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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