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RG2 0SL

Whitley · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG2 0SJ 126 m
RG2 0AA 131 m
RG2 8PJ 157 m
RG2 8SP 171 m
RG2 0RA 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 0SL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 0
Latitude
51.421331
Longitude
-0.970497
British National Grid easting
471,680
British National Grid northing
169,649

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
E00083026
Lower layer super output area
Reading 018B · E01016437
Middle layer super output area
Reading 018 · E02003406

Postcode source versions

Explore RG2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
40
Secondary
11

  1. Geoffrey Field Infant School

    Community school

    585 m

  2. Geoffrey Field Junior School

    Community school

    585 m

  3. Christ The King Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    664 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,258
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 819
  • Shoplifting 396
  • Other theft 174
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Public order 158

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG2 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    2.4 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    2.5 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    2.5 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

    2.9 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    3.3 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    3.3 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    3.5 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    3.7 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    3.7 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    3.7 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    3.9 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.1 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    4.3 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    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

  • Holiday Inn

    BCT · Whitley Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Holiday Inn

    BCT · Whitley Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Worton Grange

    BCT · Worton Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Worton Grange

    BCT · Worton Grange

    0.1 miles

  • Hartland Road

    BCT · Whitley Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 018B, 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

12,791 of 33,755

Income
5 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
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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
0
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

65 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 11 secondary schools. Geoffrey Field Infant School is the nearest published school at 585 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,258 published events cover 12 months, averaging 188.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 819 events.

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