RG2 9JG

Barkham & Arborfield · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG2 9JE 352 m
RG2 9JF 391 m
RG2 9JQ 631 m
RG41 4TS 691 m
RG41 4TH 886 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 9JG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9
Latitude
51.403548
Longitude
-0.895752
British National Grid easting
476,907
British National Grid northing
167,747

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Parish or community
E04001227
Westminster constituency
Wokingham · E14001593
Output area
E00188338
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 018E · E01035267
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 018 · E02003456

Postcode source versions

Explore RG2

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Ellis Hill Cottage, Sindlesham Road, Arborfield, Reading, RG2 9JG 26 May 2006 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
29
Secondary
6
  1. The Coombes Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    972 m
  2. Reddam House Berkshire

    Other independent school

    1.6 km
  3. Bearwood Primary School

    Community school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
80
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Other theft 12
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Drugs 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.0
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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

    WOOSEHILL MEDICAL CENTRE, FERNLEA DRIVE, WOOSEHILL, WOKINGHAM, RG41 3DR

    ODS code K81092

    3.1 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    3.4 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    3.5 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    3.5 km

  • FINCHAMPSTEAD PRACTICE

    THE FINCHAMPSTEAD SURGERY, 474-478 FINCHAMPSTEAD ROAD, WOKINGHAM, RG40 3RG

    ODS code K81025

    4.1 km

  • WOKINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    23 ROSE STREET, WOKINGHAM, RG40 1XS

    ODS code K81022

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Mole Road - Ellis's Hill

    BCT · Arborfield Cross

    0.2 miles
  • Mole Road - Ellis's Hill

    BCT · Arborfield Cross

    0.3 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Arborfield Cross

    0.4 miles
  • Mole Road

    BCT · Arborfield Cross

    0.4 miles
  • Mole Road

    BCT · Arborfield Cross

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 018E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,749 of 33,755

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

45 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Coombes Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 972 m.

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

Recorded crime

80 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 37 events.

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