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RG20 8AB

Downlands · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Downlands
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Postcode district
RG20
Postcode sector
RG20 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG20 8SN 808 m
RG20 8SP 829 m
RG20 8SL 869 m
RG20 8SW 915 m
RG20 8SJ 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG20 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG20
Postcode sector
RG20 8
Latitude
51.504114
Longitude
-1.294540
British National Grid easting
449,060
British National Grid northing
178,589

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Downlands · E05012138
Parish or community
E04001151
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00082271
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 001D · E01016288
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 001 · E02003367

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    824 m

  2. The Ilsleys Primary School

    Community school

    2.3 km

  3. The Downs School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.0
RG20 8 residents
4,128

Age bands in RG20 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

617 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

369 residents

Age 25 to 44
17%

639 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.9%

1,277 residents

Age 65 and over
23%

865 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG20 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • THE DOWNLAND PRACTICE

    EAST LANE, CHIEVELEY, NEWBURY, RG20 8UY

    ODS code K81050

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stanmore Road

    BCT · Beedon

    0.6 miles

  • Stanmore Road

    BCT · Beedon

    0.7 miles

  • Beedon Village Hall

    BCT · Beedon Hill

    0.9 miles

  • Beedon Village Hall

    BCT · Beedon Hill

    1.0 miles

  • Coach and Horses PH

    BCT · Beedon Hill

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 001D, 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

20,825 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 824 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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