RG2 0WS

Whitley · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 0GT 28 m
RG2 0GW 52 m
RG2 0WW 54 m
RG2 0WT 55 m
RG2 0GX 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 0WS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 0
Latitude
51.431930
Longitude
-0.975236
British National Grid easting
471,334
British National Grid northing
170,823

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
E00177264
Lower layer super output area
Reading 017I · E01033859
Middle layer super output area
Reading 017 · E02003405

Postcode source versions

Explore RG2

34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Puffin Way, Reading, RG2 0WS 30 May 2025 £370,000
23, Flat 8, Puffin Way, Reading, RG2 0WS 24 November 2023 £268,000
23, Flat 1, Puffin Way, Reading, RG2 0WS 25 March 2022 £199,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
47
Secondary
13
  1. Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    633 m
  2. OneSchool Global Reading Senior Campus

    Other independent school

    677 m
  3. Reading Girls' School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,711
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,046
  • Shoplifting 342
  • Other theft 220
  • Anti social behaviour 210
  • Public order 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

11 female, 18 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.4% 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

18

within 5 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    742 m

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    1.4 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    1.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    1.7 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    2.2 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    2.4 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    2.5 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    2.5 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    2.5 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    2.7 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    2.9 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    3.2 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    3.6 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    3.6 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    4.0 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

    59A HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SS

    ODS code K81014

    4.3 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    4.4 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    4.7 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

  • Central Piazza

    BCT · Kennet Island

    0.1 miles
  • Central Piazza

    BCT · Kennet Island

    0.1 miles
  • Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Kennet Island

    0.1 miles
  • Hilton Hotel

    BCT · Kennet Island

    0.1 miles
  • Kennet Island turn

    BCT · Kennet Island

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 017I, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,952 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Property market

The five-year median is £304,000 from 4 recorded sales in RG2 0WS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Reading is £361,243 in June 2026, up 0.9% year on year.

Schools

82 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 13 secondary schools. Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 633 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,711 published events cover 12 months, averaging 225.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,046 events.

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