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RG8 8LJ

Tilehurst & Purley · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8BU 43 m
RG8 8BX 65 m
RG8 8AQ 75 m
RG8 8AG 91 m
RG8 8BT 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG8 8LJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 8
Latitude
51.480823
Longitude
-1.039434
British National Grid easting
466,800
British National Grid northing
176,200

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
E00082426
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 004B · E01016316
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 004 · E02003370

Postcode source versions

Explore RG8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
33
Secondary
8

  1. Purley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    691 m

  2. Westwood Farm Infant School

    Community school

    876 m

  3. Westwood Farm Junior School

    Community school

    876 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
424
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 150
  • Shoplifting 56
  • Anti social behaviour 55
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Other theft 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • TILEHURST VILLAGE SURGERY

    92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP

    ODS code K81644

    2.2 km

  • WESTWOOD ROAD SURGERY

    66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PR

    ODS code K81056

    2.3 km

  • THE POTTERIES

    TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW

    ODS code K81004

    2.5 km

  • GROVELANDS MEDICAL CENTRE

    701 OXFORD ROAD, READING, RG30 1HG

    ODS code K81078

    3.1 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.3 km

  • WESTERN ELMS & CIRCUIT LANE SURGERIES

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

    ODS code K81062

    4.3 km

  • EMMER GREEN SURGERY

    4 ST. BARNABAS ROAD, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8RA

    ODS code K81041

    4.6 km

  • BALMORE PARK SURGERY

    59A HEMDEAN ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7SS

    ODS code K81014

    4.7 km

  • CHATHAM STREET SURGERY

    121 CHATHAM STREET, READING, RG1 7JE

    ODS code K81026

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Chestnut Grove

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.1 miles

  • Brading Way

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles

  • Wintringham Way

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles

  • Colyton Way

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles

  • Colyton Way

    BCT · Purley on Thames

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 004B, 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

29,780 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 8 secondary schools. Purley CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 691 m.

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

Recorded crime

424 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 150 events.

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