RG2 9EF

Shinfield · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Earley and Woodley
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG2 9EE 73 m
RG2 9DY 91 m
RG2 9EB 93 m
RG2 9EL 101 m
RG2 9EH 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 9EF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9
Latitude
51.404980
Longitude
-0.944784
British National Grid easting
473,494
British National Grid northing
167,856

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Electoral ward
Shinfield · E05015793
Parish or community
E04001235
Westminster constituency
Earley and Woodley · E14001210
Output area
E00188536
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 012H · E01032759
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 012 · E02003450

Postcode source versions

Explore RG2

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Vickers Close, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9EF 7 May 2021 £545,000
2, Vickers Close, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9EF 20 June 2006 £299,950
1, Vickers Close, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9EF 7 April 2004 £301,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
25
Secondary
8
  1. Shinfield Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    199 m
  2. Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School

    Academy converter

    271 m
  3. Alder Grove Church of England Primary School

    Free schools

    777 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
534
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 224
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Other theft 59
  • Criminal damage and arson 42
  • Public order 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

6 female, 3 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
RG2 9 residents
12,591

Age bands in RG2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.9%

3,011 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

1,158 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.9%

4,531 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.3%

2,811 residents

Age 65 and over
8.7%

1,099 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG2 9 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

9

within 5 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    109 m

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    109 m

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    3.1 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    3.8 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    3.9 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    4.0 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    4.6 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    4.6 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    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

  • School Green

    BCT · Shinfield

    0.1 miles
  • School Green

    BCT · Shinfield

    0.1 miles
  • Shinfield View

    BCT · School Green

    0.1 miles
  • Shinfield View

    BCT · School Green

    0.1 miles
  • Shinfield Arborfield Road

    BCT · School Green

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 012H, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,380 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
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

43 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 8 secondary schools. Shinfield Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

534 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 224 events.

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