RG16 9JA

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 9JA 57 m
RG18 9HY 384 m
RG18 9HZ 425 m
RG18 9JB 444 m
RG18 9PE 525 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG16 9JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG16
Postcode sector
RG16 9
Latitude
51.428965
Longitude
-1.258787
British National Grid easting
451,626
British National Grid northing
170,256

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
23
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    545 m
  2. St Finian's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    707 m
  3. Downe House

    Other independent school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Other crime 4

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THATCHAM HEALTH CENTRE

    BATH ROAD, THATCHAM, RG18 3HD

    ODS code K81073

    2.8 km

  • BURDWOOD SURGERY

    WHEELERS GREEN WAY, THATCHAM, RG19 4YF

    ODS code K81102

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Cold Ash Primary School

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.3 miles
  • Cold Ash Primary School

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.4 miles
  • St Finians School

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.4 miles
  • St Finians School

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.4 miles
  • Cold Ash Post Office

    BCT · Cold Ash

    0.6 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Cold Ash St Mark's CE Primary School is the nearest published school at 545 m.

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

Recorded crime

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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