RG8 8RS

Basildon · 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
RG8 8RR 47 m
RG8 8RY 101 m
RG8 8SG 190 m
RG8 8RT 193 m
RG8 8RU 245 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG8 8RS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 8
Latitude
51.489087
Longitude
-1.184544
British National Grid easting
456,713
British National Grid northing
176,997

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Basildon · E05012133
Parish or community
E04001148
Output area
E00082262
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 007E · E01016285
Middle layer super output area
West Berkshire 007 · E02003373

Postcode source versions

Explore RG8

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Lower Church Cottages, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8RS 28 October 2020 £455,000
1, Lower Church Cottages, Ashampstead, Reading, RG8 8RS 30 July 1999 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Yattendon C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km
  2. Basildon C.E. Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.8 km
  3. Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
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% 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+
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%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Ashampstead flexi area

    BCT · Ashampstead

    0.1 miles
  • The Four Points

    BCS · Aldworth

    1.4 miles
  • The Four Points

    BCS · Aldworth

    1.4 miles
  • Kiln Ride

    BCT · Upper Basildon

    1.4 miles
  • Kiln Ride

    BCT · Upper Basildon

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 007E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,202 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 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
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

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Yattendon C.E. Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 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.