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RG9 4BW

Sonning Common · South Oxfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sonning Common
Local authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Postcode district
RG9
Postcode sector
RG9 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
RG9 4BL 110 m
RG9 4BS 181 m
RG9 4BN 279 m
RG9 4BT 363 m
RG9 4BY 417 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
RG9 4BW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
RG
Postcode district
RG9
Postcode sector
RG9 4
Latitude
51.498191
Longitude
-0.894000
British National Grid easting
476,870
British National Grid northing
178,274

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
South Oxfordshire · E07000179
Electoral ward
Sonning Common · E05012854
Parish or community
E04012492
Westminster constituency
Henley and Thame · E14001280
Output area
E00185849
Lower layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 019C · E01028661
Middle layer super output area
South Oxfordshire 019 · E02005976

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
2

  1. Shiplake College

    Other independent school

    0 m

  2. Shiplake Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    842 m

  3. The Piggott School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
19
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Other crime 3
  • Public order 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
149

40 female, 109 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
RG9 4 residents
2,400

Age bands in RG9 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.5%

315 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

182 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

333 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.6%

622 residents

Age 65 and over
23.9%

456 residents

This postcode contained 6.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider RG9 4 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • WARGRAVE PRACTICE

    THE SURGERY, VICTORIA ROAD, WARGRAVE, READING, RG10 8BP

    ODS code K81055

    2.2 km

  • TWYFORD SURGERY

    6 LODDON HALL ROAD, TWYFORD, READING, RG10 9JA

    ODS code K81070

    2.7 km

  • THE BELL SURGERY

    YORK ROAD, HENLEY ON THAMES, RG9 2DR

    ODS code K84035

    4.6 km

  • THE HART SURGERY

    YORK ROAD, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, RG9 2DR

    ODS code K84001

    4.6 km

  • LODDON VALE PRACTICE

    HURRICANE WAY, WOODLEY, READING, RG5 4UX

    ODS code K81069

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shiplake College

    BCT · Shiplake

    0.2 miles

  • Shiplake College

    BCT · Shiplake

    0.2 miles

  • The Plough

    BCT · Shiplake

    0.3 miles

  • The Plough

    BCT · Shiplake

    0.3 miles

  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Shiplake Cross

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Oxfordshire 019C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,716 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
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 2 secondary schools. Shiplake College is the nearest published school at 0 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

19 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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