Map of RG8 8EL postcode

General information
Postcode RG8 8EL
Post Town Reading
Nearest station Tilehurst (1 km)
Bus stops
Oxford Road (E)
Theobald Drive (SE)
Goodliffe Gardens (S)
Colyton Way (NE)
Goodliffe Gardens (N)
New Hill (SW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 16 View
Known addresses
1 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
2 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
3 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
4 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
5 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
6 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
7 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
8 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
10 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
11 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
14 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
15 Purley Magna, Purley On Thames
Main property type Flat
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 51.477918
Longitude -1.043829
Easting 466500
Northing 175873
Grid reference SU665758
UTM reference 30U 635842 5704787
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Plus code 9C3WFXH4+5F
Altitude 65 metres (213 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:51
Sunset (today) 21:16
Distance away
Distance to sea 66.3 KMs (41.2 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishPurley on ThamesE04001186
Ward Tilehurst & Purley E05012153
Unitary Authority West Berkshire E06000037
Constituency (2024) Reading West and Mid Berkshire E14001439
MPOlivia BaileyLabour
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 February 2006
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) 27
Households (2011) 13
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
21,104 / 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 (2024)ReadingE63012182
Census output area (2021)E00082420
Census output area (2011)E00082420
Lower layer super output area (2021)West Berkshire 004CE01016317
Lower layer super output area (2011)West Berkshire 004CE01016317
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 £412,333
Annual change 0.2%
View all properties sold in the RG postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
7 Purley Magna, Purley On ThamesFlat (leasehold)Jun 2021£520,000
Flat (leasehold)Mar 2006£497,500
6 Purley Magna, Purley On ThamesFlat (leasehold)Nov 2020£580,000
New build flat (leasehold)Sep 2006£499,500
10 Purley Magna, Purley On ThamesFlat (leasehold)Jan 2018£365,000
New build flat (leasehold)Aug 2007£399,000
3 Purley Magna, Purley On ThamesFlat (leasehold)Oct 2016£610,000
New build flat (leasehold)Aug 2006£750,000
1 Purley Magna, Purley On ThamesFlat (leasehold)Jul 2015£1,250,000
New build flat (leasehold)Jul 2007£1,200,000
14 Purley Magna, Purley On ThamesNew build terraced (leasehold)Feb 2008£350,000
4 Purley Magna, Purley On ThamesNew build flat (leasehold)Jul 2007£660,000
2 Purley Magna, Purley On ThamesNew build flat (leasehold)Jun 2007£1,000,000
5 Purley Magna, Purley On ThamesNew build flat (leasehold)Feb 2007£400,000
11 Purley Magna, Purley On ThamesNew build flat (leasehold)Jan 2007£362,000


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