RG8 9LX

Goring · South Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Reading
Ward
Goring
Local authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG8 9LT 105 m
RG8 9LU 173 m
RG8 9NH 715 m
RG8 0EN 763 m
RG8 9NJ 769 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG8 9LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG8
Postcode sector
RG8 9
Latitude
51.514858
Longitude
-1.122332
British National Grid easting
460,998
British National Grid northing
179,913

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
South Oxfordshire · E07000179
Electoral ward
Goring · E05009743
Parish or community
E04008131
Westminster constituency
Henley and Thame · E14001280
Output area
E00145898
Lower layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 018B · E01028642
Middle layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 018 · E02005975

Postcode source versions

Explore RG8

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gatehampton Cottages, 2, Gatehampton Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9LX 12 April 2002 £475,000
Gatehampton Cottages, 1, Gatehampton Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9LX 30 June 2000 £326,500
Gatehampton Cottages, 3, Gatehampton Road, Goring, Reading, RG8 9LX 21 June 1996 £215,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Goring Church of England Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  2. Streatley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  3. Oratory Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
63
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Shoplifting 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Drugs 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG8 9 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • GORING & WOODCOTE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, WAYSIDE GREEN, WOODCOTE, READING, RG8 0PR

    ODS code K84071

    3.8 km

  • THE BOAT HOUSE SURGERY

    WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP

    ODS code K81012

    4.1 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hook End Lane

    BCT · Lower Basildon

    0.6 miles
  • Hook End Lane

    BCT · Lower Basildon

    0.6 miles
  • Tamarind Tree

    BCT · Lower Basildon

    0.6 miles
  • Tamarind Tree

    BCT · Lower Basildon

    0.6 miles
  • Goring & Streatley Rail Station

    RSE · Goring

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Oxfordshire 018B, 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

29,528 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
8 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Goring Church of England Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

63 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 18 events.

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