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RG2 9XF

Barkham & Arborfield · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Barkham & Arborfield
Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Wokingham
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG2 9JN 119 m
RG2 9JP 129 m
RG2 9HP 223 m
RG2 9JW 256 m
RG2 9HT 272 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 9XF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9
Latitude
51.398832
Longitude
-0.921308
British National Grid easting
475,137
British National Grid northing
167,196

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Electoral ward
Barkham & Arborfield · E05015783
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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. The Coombes Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  2. Shinfield St Mary's CofE Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

  3. Shinfield Infant and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
67
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Other theft 9
  • Drugs 6
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

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.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    1.9 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    1.9 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    3.5 km

  • BROOKSIDE GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81047

    3.9 km

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81092

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Arborfield

    0.2 miles

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Arborfield

    0.2 miles

  • Walden Avenue

    BCT · Arborfield

    0.3 miles

  • Walden Avenue

    BCT · Arborfield

    0.3 miles

  • Hall Farm

    BCT · Arborfield

    0.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Coombes Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

67 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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