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RG2 8GG

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG2 8TX 143 m
RG2 8FS 177 m
RG2 8FT 177 m
RG2 8TU 201 m
RG2 0TA 233 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 8GG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 January 2009
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 8
Latitude
51.415110
Longitude
-0.971614
British National Grid easting
471,612
British National Grid northing
168,956

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
E00177256
Lower layer super output area
Reading 018C · E01016439
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
60
Primary
35
Secondary
11

  1. Geoffrey Field Infant School

    Community school

    959 m

  2. Geoffrey Field Junior School

    Community school

    959 m

  3. The Vine Christian School

    Other independent school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,576
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 631
  • Shoplifting 247
  • Anti social behaviour 118
  • Public order 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 112

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    2.1 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    2.1 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    2.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    3.1 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    3.2 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.5 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    4.0 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    4.0 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    4.2 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    4.2 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    4.3 km

  • ABBEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code K81081

    4.4 km

  • BROAD STREET HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02476

    4.4 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.6 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    4.6 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Maying

    BCT · Whitley Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Campus Reading International

    BCT · Campus Reading International

    0.2 miles

  • Little Lea

    BCT · Worton Grange

    0.2 miles

  • Perkins Way

    BCT · Worton Grange

    0.2 miles

  • Perkins Way

    BCT · Worton Grange

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Reading 018C, 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

12,887 of 33,755

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

60 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 11 secondary schools. Geoffrey Field Infant School is the nearest published school at 959 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,576 published events cover 12 months, averaging 131.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 631 events.

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