RG2 9XZ

Barkham & Arborfield · Wokingham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Wokingham
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG2 9PL 33 m
RG2 9FD 60 m
RG2 9PT 64 m
RG2 9QJ 109 m
RG2 9FH 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 9XZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9
Latitude
51.387438
Longitude
-0.903756
British National Grid easting
476,377
British National Grid northing
165,947

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
E00167043
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 018E · E01035267
Middle layer super output area
Wokingham 018 · E02003456

Postcode source versions

Explore RG2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
19
Secondary
2
  1. The Coombes Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  2. Bohunt School Wokingham

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km
  3. Farley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
435
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 157
  • Anti social behaviour 81
  • Shoplifting 52
  • Other theft 33
  • Criminal damage and arson 28

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+
100%
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

5

within 5 km

  • FINCHAMPSTEAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81025

    3.5 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

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    3.9 km

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81092

    4.5 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

  • Rickman Close

    BCT · Arborfield Garrison

    0.1 miles
  • Rickman Close

    BCT · Arborfield Garrison

    0.1 miles
  • Hill Road

    BCT · Arborfield Garrison

    0.2 miles
  • Hill Road

    BCT · Arborfield Garrison

    0.2 miles
  • Ducks Nest Farm

    BCT · Arborfield Cross

    0.2 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 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

435 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 157 events.

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