RG8 8HP

Bradfield · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Local authority
West Berkshire
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG7 5EG 382 m
RG8 8HJ 593 m
RG8 8HL 617 m
RG8 8HN 678 m
RG7 6DE 685 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG8 8HP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 8
Latitude
51.457462
Longitude
-1.113747
British National Grid easting
461,671
British National Grid northing
173,537

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Bradfield · E05012134
Parish or community
E04001154
Output area
E00082169
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 011C · E01016264
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 011 · E02003377

Postcode source versions

Explore RG8

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hogmoor House, Maidenhatch, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8HP 22 December 2021 £810,000
The Pump House, Maidenhatch, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8HP 11 August 2017 £704,540
The Old Dairy House, Maidenhatch, Pangbourne, Reading, RG8 8HP 12 April 2012 £1,567,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
14
Secondary
3
  1. Bradfield College

    Other independent school

    1.6 km
  2. St Andrew's School

    Other independent school

    1.6 km
  3. Englefield C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Robbery 1
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

7 female, 7 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG8 8 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+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Gigabit-capable
85.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
85.7%
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

3

within 5 km

  • THEALE MEDICAL CENTRE

    ENGLEFIELD ROAD, THEALE, READING, RG7 5AS

    ODS code K81077

    3.1 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.7 km

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    5.0 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

  • Lone Barn

    BCT · Bradfield

    0.2 miles
  • Lone Barn

    BCT · Bradfield

    0.2 miles
  • Bradfield College

    BCT · Bradfield

    0.9 miles
  • Bradfield College

    BCT · Bradfield

    1.0 miles
  • Chalkpit Cottages

    BCT · Englefield

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 011C, 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

21,639 of 33,755

Income
10 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
1 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £810,000 from 1 recorded sale in RG8 8HP. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for West Berkshire is £402,790 in June 2026, up 0.2% year on year.

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 3 secondary schools. Bradfield College is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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