| Postcode | RG1 8EL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Reading | 
| Nearest station | Reading (1 km) | 
| Bus stops | The Moderation (SE) Swansea Road (NW) Swansea Road (SE) Caversham Road Fire Station (NE) Caversham Road Fire Station (SW) Bridge Street Caversham (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 3 View | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
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| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.462589 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.979027 | |
| Easting | 471024 | |
| Northing | 174229 | |
| Grid reference | SU710742 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 640389 5703205 | |
| what3words | take.remit.linked | |
| FixPhrase | cringe machine spring unpack | |
| Plus code | 9C3XF27C+29 | |
| Altitude | 39 metres (128 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:53 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:44 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 66.5 KMs (41.3 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 | |
| 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 | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Built up area (2024) | Reading | E63012182 | 
| 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% |