Map of RG8 8BP postcode

General information
Postcode RG8 8BP
Post Town Reading
Nearest station Tilehurst (1 km)
Bus stops
Colyton Way (SW)
Colyton Way (NE)
Wintringham Way (NW)
Chestnut Grove (N)
New Hill (SW)
New Hill (NE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 18 View
Known addresses
1 The Short, Purley On Thames
2 The Short, Purley On Thames
2A The Short, Purley On Thames
3 The Short, Purley On Thames
6 The Short, Purley On Thames
8 The Short, Purley On Thames
9 The Short, Purley On Thames
10 The Short, Purley On Thames
12 The Short, Purley On Thames
12A The Short, Purley On Thames
13 The Short, Purley On Thames
14 The Short, Purley On Thames
15 The Short, Purley On Thames
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 51.481394
Longitude -1.042408
Easting 466594
Northing 176261
Grid reference SU665762
UTM reference 30U 635931 5705177
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Plus code 9C3WFXJ5+H2
Altitude 40 metres (131 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:44
Sunset (today) 20:21
Distance away
Distance to sea 66.7 KMs (41.4 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishPurley on ThamesE04001186
Ward Tilehurst & Purley E05012153
Unitary Authority West Berkshire E06000037
County Berkshire E11000002
Constituency Reading West E14000890
MPAlok SharmaConservative
Police forceThames Valley
Water companyThames Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Berkshire
NUTS/ITL 2 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
NUTS/ITL 1 South East
Country England
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated March 2024
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) 39
Households (2011) 17
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
31,242 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£65,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Built up area sub-divisionReadingE35001501
Built up areaReadingE34004640
Census output area (2021)E00082426
Census output area (2011)E00082426
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Berkshire 004BE01016316
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Berkshire 004BE01016316
Middle layer super output area (2021)Purley on ThamesE02003370
Middle layer super output area (2011)Purley on ThamesE02003370
Travel to work areaReadingE30000256
Property sales
Average property price in Reading £411,001
Annual change -0.8%
View all properties sold in the RG postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
13 The Short, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Nov 2021£398,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2015£335,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2010£240,000
Detached (freehold)Nov 2007£290,000
14 The Short, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Dec 2017£435,000
Detached (freehold)Jul 2012£245,000
12 The Short, Purley On ThamesSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2013£298,000
10 The Short, Purley On ThamesSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2013£280,000
3 The Short, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Jun 2012£320,000
6 The Short, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Jan 2011£335,000
8 The Short, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Jan 2011£310,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 1998£129,950
1 The Short, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Apr 2009£310,000
9 The Short, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)Aug 2007£160,000
Detached (freehold)Aug 2003£125,000
Detached (freehold)Feb 1995£49,250
12A The Short, Purley On ThamesDetached (freehold)May 2007£299,950
Detached (freehold)Sep 2002£215,000


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