RG8 7SW

Kidmore End & Whitchurch · South Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG8 7SL 119 m
RG8 7SP 122 m
RG8 7SN 166 m
RG8 7SS 304 m
RG8 7SJ 308 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG8 7SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 7
Latitude
51.525199
Longitude
-1.078861
British National Grid easting
464,000
British National Grid northing
181,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
South Oxfordshire · E07000179
Parish or community
E04012480
Westminster constituency
Henley and Thame · E14001280
Output area
E00145902
Lower layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 018B · E01028642
Middle layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 018 · E02005975

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
10
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Oratory Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.1 km
  2. Langtree School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Woodcote Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
135
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Shoplifting 17
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG8 7 residents
4,850

Age bands in RG8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

883 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

416 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.4%

953 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,472 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

1,182 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • GORING & WOODCOTE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, WAYSIDE GREEN, WOODCOTE, READING, RG8 0PR

    ODS code K84071

    1.0 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Crays Pond

    0.4 miles
  • Telephone Box

    BCT · Crays Pond

    0.4 miles
  • Bridle Path

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.4 miles
  • Bridle Path

    BCT · Woodcote

    0.4 miles
  • Goring Road

    BCT · Crays Pond

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Oxfordshire 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,528 of 33,755

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

10 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Oratory Preparatory 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

135 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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