RG2 9RE

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 9RG 56 m
RG2 9AZ 110 m
RG2 9RH 142 m
RG2 9AJ 151 m
RG2 9AT 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 9RE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9
Latitude
51.406137
Longitude
-0.950379
British National Grid easting
473,103
British National Grid northing
167,979

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
E00167034
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 012I · E01035259
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 012 · E02003450

Postcode source versions

Explore RG2

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Maybank, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9RE 10 June 2026 £435,000
10, Maybank, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9RE 6 November 2025 £482,000
18, Maybank, Shinfield, Reading, RG2 9RE 6 November 2025 £635,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
26
Secondary
8
  1. Shinfield Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    344 m
  2. Alder Grove Church of England Primary School

    Free schools

    428 m
  3. Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School

    Academy converter

    570 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
887
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 321
  • Shoplifting 141
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Other theft 81
  • Public order 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
63

30 female, 33 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
3.1
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 0.5% 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

    314 m

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    314 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

    3.5 km

  • UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code K81605

    3.8 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    4.0 km

  • MILMAN & KENNET SURGERY

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

    ODS code K81040

    4.4 km

  • PARKSIDE PRACTICE

    224 WOKINGHAM ROAD, READING, RG6 1JS

    ODS code K81045

    4.5 km

  • PEMBROKE SURGERY

    31 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PG

    ODS code K81100

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shinfield View

    BCT · School Green

    0.1 miles
  • Shinfield View

    BCT · School Green

    0.2 miles
  • School Green

    BCT · Shinfield

    0.2 miles
  • School Green

    BCT · Shinfield

    0.2 miles
  • Church Lane

    BCT · Shinfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 012I, 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

22,995 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £495,000 from 7 recorded sales in RG2 9RE. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 8 secondary schools. Shinfield Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 344 m.

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

Recorded crime

887 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 321 events.

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