| Postcode | RG20 8TS | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Newbury | 
| Nearest station | Newbury Racecourse (9 km) | 
| Bus stops | Downend Lane () Bardown (N) Bardown (S) Elmgrove Farm () | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 21 View | 
| Known addresses | Bow House, Downend Cedar Cottage, Downend Cornerways, Downend Jacaranda, Downend Longways, Downend Newdown Cottage, Downend Penwood, Downend Thornfield, Downend Yew Tree Cottage, Downend 1 Elm Grove Cottages, Downend | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.475331 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.315776 | |
| Easting | 447617 | |
| Northing | 175374 | |
| Grid reference | SU476753 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 616965 5704030 | |
| what3words | establish.pulses.asked | |
| FixPhrase | cringe macarena stinky twistable | |
| Plus code | 9C3WFMGM+4M | |
| Altitude | 134 metres (441 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:58 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:42 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 61.8 KMs (38.4 miles) | 
| Parish | Chieveley | E04001161 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Chieveley & Cold Ash | E05012137 | 
| Unitary Authority | West Berkshire | E06000037 | 
| County | Berkshire | E11000002 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Newbury | E14001376 | 
| MP | Mr Lee Dillon | Liberal Democrat | 
| Police force | Thames Valley | |
| Water company | Thames Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Berkshire West | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | July 1995 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 52 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 17 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00082232 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | West Berkshire 001A | E01016277 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | West Berkshire 001A | E01016277 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Chieveley, East Isley & Compton | E02003367 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Chieveley, East Isley & Compton | E02003367 | 
| Travel to work area | Newbury | E30000244 | 
| Average property price in Reading | £411,270 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.6% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornfield, Downend | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2024 | £900,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2016 | £700,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 2005 | £490,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 2002 | £375,000 | |
| Penwood, Downend | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £750,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 2008 | £475,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2003 | £450,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 1998 | £249,995 | |
| Newdown Cottage, Downend | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £722,500 | 
| 1 Elm Grove Cottages, Downend | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £550,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2016 | £475,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2004 | £312,000 | |
| Bow House, Downend | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2021 | £1,700,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2001 | £496,250 | |
| Cornerways, Downend | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2021 | £750,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2003 | £350,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Apr 1996 | £193,000 | |
| Longways, Downend | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2018 | £880,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2006 | £450,000 | |
| Jacaranda, Downend | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2012 | £600,000 | 
| Yew Tree Cottage, Downend | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2010 | £535,000 | 
| Cedar Cottage, Downend | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2003 | £240,000 |