The UK Postcode Database

RG2 8JB

a postcode in Reading

Introduced in January 1980
RG2 8JB 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 8JB

Tamarisk Avenue - 34 properties, USRN 31001285

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4271 / 51°25'37"N

Longitude: -0.9489 / 0°56'56"W

UTM Reference: 30U 642593 5699313

OS Easting: 473173

OS Northing: 170307

OS Grid: SU731703

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRR.XW

Mapcode Global: VHDX0.HDQC

Open Location Code: 9C3XC3G2+RC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk62

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 4b4

  • Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
  • Established Multi- Ethnic Communities
  • Ethnic Minority Routine Service Workers

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6847 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for RG2 8JB on Saturday 13 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:46
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:59
Sunrise 04:46
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:03
Sunset 21:21
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:08
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:21
Hours of daylight today04:16 to 21:51
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:51 to 04:16
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 01:49
Moon sets 19:15

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

Residential Property Sales in RG2 8JB

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
15 September 2022 7 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £435,000
24 August 2022 3 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £515,000
24 June 2022 4c Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £400,000
28 June 2021 26 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £435,000
24 June 2021 1 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £475,000
29 September 2020 6 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £445,000
6 May 2020 4 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £398,100
4 February 2020 4b Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £387,500
6 December 2019 5a Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £420,000
21 August 2019 27 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £337,000
28 September 2018 25 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £470,000
9 March 2017 10 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £410,000
14 February 2017 10 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £400,000
24 June 2016 23 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £475,000
8 February 2016 8 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £315,000
12 February 2015 9 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £299,950
16 August 2013 4d Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £209,950
3 July 2012 15 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £296,250
16 April 2012 22 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £237,000
15 February 2012 16 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £197,500
10 March 2008 24 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £300,000
28 September 2007 26 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £323,000
29 June 2007 18 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £267,500
25 August 2006 3 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £285,000
12 May 2006 15 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £220,000
12 May 2006 23 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £262,000
23 March 2006 4 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £249,950
29 July 2005 4b Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £254,950
26 November 2004 10 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
17 September 2004 24 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £246,000
16 April 2004 5 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
15 August 2003 17 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £220,000
28 March 2003 17 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £225,000
6 January 2003 9 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
17 April 2002 18 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
4 January 2002 15 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £154,000
24 May 2000 5a Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £170,000
31 March 2000 18 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £137,500
8 March 2000 20 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
29 February 2000 14 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £152,500
22 October 1999 4d Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £134,000
16 October 1998 5 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £111,000
25 September 1997 2 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £107,500
24 September 1997 23 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £94,000
6 November 1996 3 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £97,500
13 February 1995 26 Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Semi-detached Freehold £74,250
10 February 1995 5a Tamarisk Avenue, Reading RG2 8JB Detached Freehold £85,000

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 8JB

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 8JB

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00082692 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01016373 Reading 016C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003404 Reading 016 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
E33040186 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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