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RG8 8EH

Tilehurst & Purley · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Reading
Ward
Tilehurst & Purley
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG8 8HU 39 m
RG8 8DW 69 m
RG8 8BB 121 m
RG8 8BZ 128 m
RG8 8EL 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG8 8EH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 8
Latitude
51.478844
Longitude
-1.044947
British National Grid easting
466,420
British National Grid northing
175,975

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Tilehurst & Purley · E05012153
Parish or community
E04001186
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00082420
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 004C · E01016317
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 004 · E02003370

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Huckleberry Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EH 29 May 2015 £375,000
11, Huckleberry Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EH 23 January 2014 £319,950
1, Huckleberry Close, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8EH 15 June 2009 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
30
Secondary
7

  1. Purley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    467 m

  2. Long Lane Primary School

    Community school

    558 m

  3. Westwood Farm Infant School

    Community school

    614 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
473
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 173
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Shoplifting 56
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Other theft 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
81

46 female, 35 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
7.4
RG8 8 residents
5,765

Age bands in RG8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

926 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

666 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

1,036 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

1,780 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

1,178 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG8 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

6

within 5 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    2.0 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    2.1 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.5 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.0 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.2 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

    WESTERN ELMS LODGE, WESTERN ELMS AVENUE, READING, RG30 1AT

    ODS code K81062

    4.5 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

  • New Hill

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

  • New Hill

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

  • Footpath to Highfield Road

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

  • Footpath to Highfield Road

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

  • Oxford Road

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 004C, 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

21,654 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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

48 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Purley CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 467 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

473 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 173 events.

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