| Postcode | RG2 8AX | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Reading | 
| Nearest station | Reading Green Park (2 km) | 
| Bus stops | Ambrook Road (N) Ambrook Road (S) Hartland Road (S) Bennet Road (S) Hartland Road (N) Bennet Road (N) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 44 View | 
| Known addresses | 22 Merton Road South, Reading 28 Merton Road South, Reading 30 Merton Road South, Reading 32 Merton Road South, Reading 46 Merton Road South, Reading 47 Merton Road South, Reading 49 Merton Road South, Reading 53 Merton Road South, Reading 55 Merton Road South, Reading 56 Merton Road South, Reading 57 Merton Road South, Reading 61 Merton Road South, Reading 63 Merton Road South, Reading 69 Merton Road South, Reading 71 Merton Road South, Reading 73 Merton Road South, Reading 77 Merton Road South, Reading 79 Merton Road South, Reading 81 Merton Road South, Reading 83 Merton Road South, Reading 85 Merton Road South, Reading 87 Merton Road South, Reading 91 Merton Road South, Reading | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.425836 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -0.966412 | |
| Easting | 471958 | |
| Northing | 170154 | |
| Grid reference | SU719701 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 641379 5699143 | |
| what3words | front.tulip.burn | |
| FixPhrase | cringe machine shoptalk vagueness | |
| Plus code | 9C3XC2GM+8C | |
| Altitude | 48 metres (159 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:56 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:40 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 63.2 KMs (39.3 miles) | 
| Parish | Reading, unparished area | E43000031 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Church | E05013868 | 
| Unitary Authority | Reading | E06000038 | 
| County | Berkshire | E11000002 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Earley and Woodley | E14001210 | 
| MP | Yuan Yang | 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 | 
| Population (2011) | 130 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 42 | |
| 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) | E00083049 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 4A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Reading 017F | E01016443 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Reading 017F | E01016443 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Kennet Island & Green Park | E02003405 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Kennet Island & Green Park | E02003405 | 
| Travel to work area | Reading | E30000256 | 
| Average property price in Reading | £411,270 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | -0.6% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 Merton Road South, Reading | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2024 | £370,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2013 | £178,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2005 | £140,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2000 | £67,000 | |
| 63 Merton Road South, Reading | Terraced (freehold) | May 2024 | £340,000 | 
| 28 Merton Road South, Reading | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2023 | £315,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2014 | £197,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2008 | £176,950 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2003 | £125,000 | |
| 46 Merton Road South, Reading | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2023 | £320,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2010 | £175,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2005 | £138,000 | |
| 47 Merton Road South, Reading | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2023 | £325,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2015 | £233,000 | |
| 30 Merton Road South, Reading | Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2023 | £290,000 | 
| 55 Merton Road South, Reading | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2019 | £250,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2008 | £159,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2005 | £135,875 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2001 | £94,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 1996 | £46,500 | |
| 56 Merton Road South, Reading | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2018 | £290,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2015 | £225,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2009 | £162,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2002 | £126,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2001 | £91,500 | |
| 91 Merton Road South, Reading | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2016 | £286,000 | 
| 77 Merton Road South, Reading | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2015 | £245,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 1997 | £53,950 |