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RG2 9YP

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 9YQ 45 m
RG2 9YN 55 m
RG2 9ZF 70 m
RG2 9YR 87 m
RG2 9UJ 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG2 9YP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2019
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG2
Postcode sector
RG2 9
Latitude
51.378938
Longitude
-0.897810
British National Grid easting
476,805
British National Grid northing
165,008

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Wokingham · E06000041
Electoral ward
Barkham & Arborfield · E05015783
Parish or community
E04012088
Westminster constituency
Wokingham · E14001593
Output area
E00188374
Lower layer super output area
Wokingham 018B · E01016611
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
21
Primary
14
Secondary
1

  1. Bohunt School Wokingham

    Academy sponsor led

    290 m

  2. Farley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  3. The Coombes Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
439
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 163
  • Anti social behaviour 80
  • Shoplifting 50
  • Other theft 30
  • Criminal damage and arson 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

30 female, 28 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.1
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

5

within 5 km

  • FINCHAMPSTEAD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81025

    2.8 km

  • SWALLOWFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE STREET, SWALLOWFIELD, READING, RG7 1QY

    ODS code K81003

    4.2 km

  • SHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code Y02128

    4.4 km

  • SOUTH READING & SHINFIELD GROUP MED PRAC

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

    ODS code K81633

    4.4 km

  • WOOSEHILL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code K81092

    4.9 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

  • Arborfield Green Centre

    BCT · Arborfield Garrison

    0.1 miles

  • Arborfield Green Centre

    BCT · Arborfield Garrison

    0.1 miles

  • Weaver Avenue

    BCT · Arborfield Garrison

    0.1 miles

  • Weaver Avenue

    BCT · Arborfield Garrison

    0.1 miles

  • Bohunt School

    BCT · Arborfield Garrison

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wokingham 018B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,084 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
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

21 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bohunt School Wokingham is the nearest published school at 290 m.

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

Recorded crime

439 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 163 events.

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