The UK Postcode Database

RG2 8AX

a postcode in Reading

Introduced in January 1980
RG2 8AX Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with RG2 8AX

Merton Road South - 44 properties, USRN 31000886

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4258 / 51°25'32"N

Longitude: -0.9664 / 0°57'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 641379 5699142

OS Easting: 471957

OS Northing: 170154

OS Grid: SU719701

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QNS.09

Mapcode Global: VHDX0.6FG9

Open Location Code: 9C3XC2GM+8C

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk42

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 4b3

  • Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
  • Established Multi- Ethnic Communities
  • Inner Suburb Ethnic Group Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 3880 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for RG2 8AX on Thursday 11 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:48
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:00
Sunrise 04:47
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:03
Sunset 21:19
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:06
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:18
Hours of daylight today04:17 to 21:49
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:49 to 04:16
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 01:05
Moon sets 16:17

For a full sun and moon calendar for RG2 8AX, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in RG2 8AX

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
30 June 2023 28 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £315,000
7 June 2023 46 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £320,000
14 April 2023 47 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
17 February 2023 30 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £290,000
14 May 2019 55 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
11 January 2018 56 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £290,000
28 July 2016 91 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £286,000
27 November 2015 77 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £245,000
16 October 2015 47 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £233,000
28 May 2015 56 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
5 September 2014 22 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
26 March 2014 28 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £197,000
13 September 2013 32 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £172,950
12 September 2013 79 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £178,000
6 December 2012 57 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £163,000
23 September 2010 46 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
19 April 2010 85 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,000
13 November 2009 56 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £162,000
19 December 2008 55 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £159,000
27 June 2008 73 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £176,000
2 May 2008 28 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £176,950
21 March 2007 69 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £168,000
2 February 2006 49 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £164,000
9 December 2005 57 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £143,000
2 September 2005 87 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £135,000
5 August 2005 55 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £135,875
1 August 2005 46 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £138,000
19 January 2005 79 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
25 June 2004 32 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
8 April 2004 85 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £128,000
28 November 2003 28 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
22 August 2003 71 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £127,950
26 September 2002 85 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £87,000
12 September 2002 56 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £126,000
4 January 2002 73 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £113,000
1 December 2001 55 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £94,000
25 May 2001 56 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £91,500
19 September 2000 49 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £106,500
1 September 2000 87 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £95,500
12 April 2000 79 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £67,000
21 May 1999 87 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £68,000
13 April 1999 61 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £59,450
10 July 1998 53 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £66,000
28 November 1997 83 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,000
21 May 1997 71 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £54,000
16 April 1997 87 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £53,500
14 March 1997 85 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £47,000
28 February 1997 77 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £53,950
31 October 1996 69 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £58,500
27 September 1996 55 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £46,500
22 September 1995 87 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
27 June 1995 81 Merton Road South, Reading RG2 8AX Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £45,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for RG2 8AX

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Earley and Woodley

MP

Yuan Yang Labour

Reading Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Church

Councillors

Ruth McEwan Labour

Andrew Hornsby-Smith Labour

Paul Woodward Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for RG2 8AX

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00083049 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01016443 Reading 017F Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003405 Reading 017 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05013868 Church Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 5 May 2022 DLUHC
E06000038 Reading Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001210 Earley and Woodley Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000029 Thames Valley Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000256 Reading Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33040187 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000035 Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000221 NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 15A Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000005 South East NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E43000031 Reading, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000044 Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2016 NHS
E56000034 Thames Valley Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E63012182 Reading Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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