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RG8 9AF

Basildon · West Berkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Basildon
Local authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG8 9QZ 183 m
RG8 9QY 192 m
RG8 9RA 202 m
RG8 9QX 226 m
RG8 9QR 232 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG8 9AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 9
Latitude
51.521722
Longitude
-1.158364
British National Grid easting
458,489
British National Grid northing
180,647

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
West Berkshire · E06000037
Electoral ward
Basildon · E05012133
Parish or community
E04001191
Westminster constituency
Reading West and Mid Berkshire · E14001439
Output area
E00082137
Lower layer super output area
West Berkshire 003B · E01016257
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
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Streatley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    419 m

  2. Goring Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

  3. South Stoke Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
54
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Vehicle crime 7
  • Burglary 5
  • Other crime 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
RG8 9 residents
2,921

Age bands in RG8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

418 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

233 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.2%

479 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

847 residents

Age 65 and over
29.2%

816 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG8 9 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.

Nearby transport

  • The Coombe cul de sac

    BCT · Streatley

    0.2 miles

  • The Bull

    BCT · Streatley

    0.4 miles

  • Streatley flexi area

    BCT · Streatley

    0.4 miles

  • The Bull

    BCT · Streatley

    0.4 miles

  • The Bridge

    BCT · Goring

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for West Berkshire 003B, 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

28,733 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
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Streatley Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 419 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

54 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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