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RG2 8AW

Church · Reading · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Church
Local authority
Reading
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG2 8AR 59 m
RG2 7QP 66 m
RG2 8AP 70 m
RG2 8AN 90 m
RG2 7QN 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 8AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 8
Latitude
51.427405
Longitude
-0.965801
British National Grid easting
471,997
British National Grid northing
170,329

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Reading · E06000038
Electoral ward
Church · E05013868
Parish or community
E43000031
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00083045
Lower layer super output area
Reading 017F · E01016443
Middle layer super output area
Reading 017 · E02003405

Postcode source versions

Explore RG2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
44
Secondary
13

  1. Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School

    Community school

    335 m

  2. Hartland High School

    Academy sponsor led

    351 m

  3. Blagdon Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    579 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,135
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,203
  • Shoplifting 452
  • Other theft 251
  • Anti social behaviour 233
  • Criminal damage and arson 214

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
93

51 female, 42 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
3.4
RG2 8 residents
13,078

Age bands in RG2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.7%

2,720 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.8%

1,684 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.4%

3,736 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

3,273 residents

Age 65 and over
13.2%

1,733 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG2 8 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

17

within 5 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    980 m

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    1.7 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    1.8 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    2.5 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    2.6 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    2.7 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    2.7 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    2.8 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    2.8 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    3.0 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    3.1 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    3.1 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    3.3 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    3.7 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    3.8 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    4.8 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81014

    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

  • Callington Road

    BCT · Whitley

    0.2 miles

  • Bennet Road

    BCT · Whitley Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Callington Road

    BCT · Whitley

    0.2 miles

  • Bennet Road

    BCT · Whitley Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Stockton Road

    BCT · Whitley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 017F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,660 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
Medium risk addresses
4
Low risk addresses
9
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

75 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 13 secondary schools. Whitley Park Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,135 published events cover 12 months, averaging 261.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,203 events.

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