RG2 9JL

Shinfield · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG2 9LH 268 m
RG2 9AL 298 m
RG2 9AF 351 m
RG2 9AA 359 m
RG6 4AP 374 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 9JL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9
Latitude
51.416310
Longitude
-0.937781
British National Grid easting
473,963
British National Grid northing
169,123

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
33
Secondary
10
  1. Hillside Primary School

    Academy converter

    883 m
  2. Crosfields School

    Other independent school

    1.0 km
  3. Whiteknights Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,334
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 456
  • Shoplifting 252
  • Other theft 118
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Public order 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

13

within 5 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    1.4 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    1.4 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    2.6 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    2.9 km

  • LONG BARN LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81048

    3.0 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    3.2 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    3.7 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    3.7 km

  • MELROSE SURGERY

    73 LONDON ROAD, READING, RG1 5BS

    ODS code K81651

    4.2 km

  • LONDON STREET SURGERY

    72 LONDON STREET, READING, RG1 4SJ

    ODS code K81007

    4.4 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    4.5 km

  • COLEY PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81636

    4.7 km

  • WOODLEY PRACTICE

    WOODLEY CENTRE SURGERY, 6 HEADLEY ROAD, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4JA

    ODS code K81051

    4.8 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

  • TVSP Gateway

    BCT · Shinfield

    0.2 miles
  • Hawthorn

    BCT · Shinfield

    0.3 miles
  • Lower Earley Way - Beeston Way

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.3 miles
  • Lower Earley Way - Beeston Way

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.3 miles
  • Beeston Way

    BCT · Lower Earley

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 10 secondary schools. Hillside Primary School is the nearest published school at 883 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,334 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 456 events.

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