RG2 9FR

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 9FT 41 m
RG2 9FL 103 m
RG2 9FN 117 m
RG2 9FS 144 m
RG2 9AX 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 9FR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9
Latitude
51.418585
Longitude
-0.949836
British National Grid easting
473,121
British National Grid northing
169,364

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
E00167045
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 012D · E01016679
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 012 · E02003450

Postcode source versions

Explore RG2

66 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Aphelion Way, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9FR 27 March 2026 £385,000
14, Aphelion Way, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9FR 9 May 2025 £450,000
2, Aphelion Way, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9FR 24 January 2023 £395,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
63
Primary
37
Secondary
11
  1. Crosfields School

    Other independent school

    464 m
  2. Christ The King Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    904 m
  3. Geoffrey Field Infant School

    Community school

    905 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,964
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 804
  • Shoplifting 225
  • Other theft 181
  • Anti social behaviour 166
  • Criminal damage and arson 144

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
92

37 female, 55 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.7% 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+
97.4%
Gigabit-capable
97.4%
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

15

within 5 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    1.5 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    1.5 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    2.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    2.4 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    3.1 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    3.1 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    3.2 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    3.4 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    3.7 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    3.9 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    3.9 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

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    4.5 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ducketts Farm

    BCT · Shinfield Park

    0.1 miles
  • Ducketts Farm

    BCT · Shinfield Park

    0.1 miles
  • Weather Centre

    BCT · Shinfield Park

    0.2 miles
  • Weather Centre

    BCT · Shinfield Park

    0.2 miles
  • Foster Wheeler

    BCT · Shinfield Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 012D, 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

24,714 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 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
1
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 £406,250 from 10 recorded sales in RG2 9FR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wokingham is £498,941 in June 2026, down 3.1% year on year.

Schools

63 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 11 secondary schools. Crosfields School is the nearest published school at 464 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,964 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 804 events.

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