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RG2 0QG

Whitley · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Reading
Ward
Whitley
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG2 0RJ 164 m
RG2 0LG 165 m
RG2 0FL 219 m
RG2 0SU 253 m
RG2 0SX 253 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 0QG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 0
Latitude
51.423228
Longitude
-0.980680
British National Grid easting
470,969
British National Grid northing
169,850

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Whitley · E05013879
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00177353
Lower layer super output area
Reading 017H · E01033858
Middle layer super output area
Reading 017 · E02003405

Postcode source versions

Explore RG2

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 1a, Reading Gate Retail Park, Reading, RG2 0QG 16 September 2016 £80,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
43
Secondary
12

  1. Green Park Village Primary Academy

    Free schools

    1.1 km

  2. Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Geoffrey Field Infant School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,952
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 666
  • Shoplifting 397
  • Other theft 156
  • Public order 136
  • Anti social behaviour 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG2 0 residents
8,106

Age bands in RG2 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,587 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.4%

1,183 residents

Age 25 to 44
43.7%

3,872 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.5%

1,637 residents

Age 65 and over
6.5%

575 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

16

within 5 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

    22 LONG BARN LANE, WHITLEY, READING, RG2 7SZ

    ODS code K81048

    1.7 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

    MILMAN ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, 1ST FLOOR, 50 MILMAN ROAD, READING, RG2 0AR

    ODS code K81040

    2.5 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

    80 WENSLEY ROAD, COLEY PARK, READING, RG1 6DN

    ODS code K81636

    2.5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE, 9-11 NORTHCOURT AVENUE, READING, RG2 7HE

    ODS code K81605

    2.7 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SHINFIELD HOUSE, SCHOOL GREEN, SHINFIELD, READING, RG2 9EH

    ODS code Y02128

    3.1 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

    SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACT, SCHOOL GREEN, SHINFIELD, READING, RG2 9EH

    ODS code K81633

    3.1 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    3.3 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    3.5 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    3.5 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code K81081

    3.5 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

    1ST FLOOR, BROAD ST HC, 103-105 BROAD STREET MALL, READING, RG1 7QA

    ODS code Y02476

    3.5 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    3.6 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

    WESTERN ELMS LODGE, WESTERN ELMS AVENUE, READING, RG30 1AT

    ODS code K81062

    3.7 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    4.1 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    4.6 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

    BROOKSIDE SURGERY, BROOKSIDE CLOSE, EARLEY, READING, RG6 7HG

    ODS code K81047

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Reading Stadium

    BCT · Reading Stadium

    0.0 miles

  • Reading Stadium

    BCT · Reading Stadium

    0.1 miles

  • Reading Gate Retail Park

    BCT · Reading Stadium

    0.1 miles

  • Reading Stadium

    BCT · Reading Stadium

    0.1 miles

  • Reading Stadium

    BCT · Reading Stadium

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 017H, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,412 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
7
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 12 secondary schools. Green Park Village Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,952 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 666 events.

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