Map of RG2 8EJ postcode

General information
Postcode RG2 8EJ
Post Town Reading
Nearest station Earley (2 km)
Bus stops
Rosemary Avenue (S)
Downham Court (NE)
The Maidens (S)
Halls Lane (N)
Rosemary Avenue (NE)
The Maidens (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 24 View
Known addresses
1 Wavell Close, Reading
3 Wavell Close, Reading
8 Wavell Close, Reading
9 Wavell Close, Reading
10 Wavell Close, Reading
20 Wavell Close, Reading
23 Wavell Close, Reading
25 Wavell Close, Reading
Main property type Flat
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.425775
Longitude -0.943444
Easting 473555
Northing 170170
Grid reference SU735701
UTM reference 30U 642976 5699180
what3words cargo.repair.prompting
Plus code 9C3XC3G4+8J
Altitude 78 metres (257 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:48
Sunset (today) 21:25
Distance away
Distance to sea 63.9 KMs (39.7 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishShinfieldE04001235
Ward Shinfield E05015793
Unitary Authority Wokingham E06000041
County Berkshire E11000002
Constituency (2024) Earley and Woodley E14001210
MPYuan YangLabour
Police forceThames Valley
Water companyThames Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Berkshire West
NUTS/ITL 2 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 South East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated June 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 41
Households (2011) 24
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
20,766 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£74,700
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area (2024)ReadingE63012182
Census output area (2021)E00084180
Census output area (2011)E00084180
Lower layer super output area (2021)Wokingham 012EE01016680
Lower layer super output area (2011)Wokingham 012EE01016680
Middle layer super output area (2021)ShinfieldE02003450
Middle layer super output area (2011)ShinfieldE02003450
Travel to work areaReadingE30000256
Property sales
Average property price in Reading £412,333
Annual change 0.2%
View all properties sold in the RG postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
10 Wavell Close, ReadingFlat (leasehold)Mar 2025£167,500
Flat (leasehold)Jul 2019£145,000
Flat (leasehold)Feb 2004£104,000
Flat (leasehold)Nov 2000£65,500
1 Wavell Close, ReadingSemi-detached (freehold)May 2021£355,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2011£186,500
20 Wavell Close, ReadingFlat (leasehold)Apr 2019£172,000
23 Wavell Close, ReadingSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2017£350,000
3 Wavell Close, ReadingSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2015£290,000
25 Wavell Close, ReadingSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2013£234,950
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2006£200,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2004£165,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 1996£59,500
9 Wavell Close, ReadingFlat (leasehold)May 2008£143,000
Flat (leasehold)May 2002£93,500
Flat (leasehold)Oct 2000£66,950
8 Wavell Close, ReadingFlat (leasehold)Oct 2003£44,000
Flat (leasehold)Jun 1998£44,000
Flat (leasehold)Mar 1997£38,500


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