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RG8 9JL

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG8 9JW 43 m
RG8 9JR 56 m
RG8 9JN 82 m
RG8 9JS 87 m
RG8 9JH 88 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG8 9JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 9
Latitude
51.522184
Longitude
-1.148842
British National Grid easting
459,149
British National Grid northing
180,706

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
7
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Streatley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    246 m

  2. Goring Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  3. South Stoke Primary School

    Community school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
101
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Anti social behaviour 10
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Other crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Streatley flexi area

    BCT · Streatley

    0.0 miles

  • The Bull

    BCT · Streatley

    0.0 miles

  • The Bull

    BCT · Streatley

    0.0 miles

  • The Coombe cul de sac

    BCT · Streatley

    0.3 miles

  • The Bridge

    BCT · Goring

    0.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Streatley Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 246 m.

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

Recorded crime

101 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 32 events.

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