| Postcode | RG1 8BZ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Reading | 
| Nearest station | Reading West (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | Rivermead Leisure Centre (E) Reading Festival Bus Park (S) Reading Buses Depot (E) George Street (E) George Street (W) Reading West Rail Station - Oxford Road (E) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.461069 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.985135 | |
| Easting | 470602 | |
| Northing | 174054 | |
| Grid reference | SU706740 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 639969 5703024 | |
| what3words | parts.icon.tells | |
| FixPhrase | cringe machine spotting thumb | |
| Plus code | 9C3XF267+CW | |
| Altitude | 40 metres (131 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:40 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 66.1 KMs (41.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Reading, unparished area | E43000031 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Thames | E05013877 | 
| Unitary Authority | Reading | E06000038 | 
| County | Berkshire | E11000002 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Reading Central | E14001438 | 
| MP | Matt Rodda | Labour | 
| Police force | Thames Valley | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Berkshire West | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | December 1994 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | February 2016 | 
| 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 | 
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban city and town | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00082600 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4C3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Reading 007A | E01016355 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Reading 007A | E01016355 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Battle & Caversham Bridge | E02003395 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Battle & Caversham Bridge | E02003395 | 
| Travel to work area | Reading | E30000256 | 
| Average property price in Reading | £411,270 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.6% |