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RG8 8PR

Basildon · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Basildon
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 8LN 394 m
RG8 8LR 397 m
RG8 8LP 420 m
RG8 8LQ 430 m
RG8 8LL 469 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG8 8PR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 8
Latitude
51.482440
Longitude
-1.131566
British National Grid easting
460,400
British National Grid northing
176,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Basildon · E05012133
Parish or community
E04001149
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00082136
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 003A · E01016256
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 003 · E02003369

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
0

  1. Basildon C.E. Primary School

    Academy converter

    996 m

  2. Pangbourne College

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

  3. St Andrew's School

    Other independent school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Other crime 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Knappswood Close

    BCT · Upper Basildon

    0.2 miles

  • Knappswood Close

    BCT · Upper Basildon

    0.2 miles

  • St Stephens Church

    BCT · Upper Basildon

    0.3 miles

  • Wakemans

    BCT · Upper Basildon

    0.3 miles

  • St Stephens Church

    BCT · Upper Basildon

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 003A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,482 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
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Basildon C.E. Primary School is the nearest published school at 996 m.

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

Recorded crime

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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