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RG17 7DP

Downlands · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Downlands
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury
Postcode district
RG17
Postcode sector
RG17 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG17 7DR 87 m
RG17 7HX 90 m
RG17 7DN 101 m
RG17 7DS 104 m
RG17 7DA 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG17 7DP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 February 2004
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG17
Postcode sector
RG17 7
Latitude
51.475462
Longitude
-1.448258
British National Grid easting
438,415
British National Grid northing
175,311

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Downlands · E05012138
Parish or community
E04001172
Westminster constituency
Newbury · E14001376
Output area
E00082353
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 002A · E01016303
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 002 · E02003368

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Shefford C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    500 m

  2. New Barn School

    Other independent special school

    3.4 km

  3. Welford and Wickham C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
13
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG17 7 residents
2,638

Age bands in RG17 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

383 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

219 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

484 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

803 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

607 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • The Swan

    BCT · Great Shefford

    0.0 miles

  • The Swan

    BCT · Great Shefford

    0.1 miles

  • The Swan

    BCT · Great Shefford

    0.1 miles

  • East Shefford Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Great Shefford

    0.3 miles

  • East Shefford Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Great Shefford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 002A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,056 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Shefford C.E. Primary School is the nearest published school at 500 m.

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

Recorded crime

13 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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