The UK Postcode Database

RG2 8JD

a postcode in Reading

Introduced in January 1980
RG2 8JD 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 8JD

Hillbrow - 45 properties, USRN 31010026

Willow Gardens - 1 property, USRN 31001494

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4267 / 51°25'35"N

Longitude: -0.9505 / 0°57'1"W

UTM Reference: 30U 642484 5699266

OS Easting: 473063

OS Northing: 170261

OS Grid: SU730702

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRS.K0

Mapcode Global: VHDX0.GDWN

Open Location Code: 9C3XC2GX+MR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk52

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 4a2

  • Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
  • Ethnically Diverse Families in Less Connected Locations
  • City 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 8JD 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 16:21

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

Residential Property Sales in RG2 8JD

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
26 July 2023 12a Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £127,000
12 June 2023 12a Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £100,000
27 April 2023 4 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £235,000
30 November 2021 31 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £195,000
3 September 2021 23 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £240,000
30 April 2021 21 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £260,000
26 March 2021 20 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £320,000
23 October 2020 17 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £260,000
31 July 2020 1 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £255,000
8 April 2020 33a Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £102,000
9 December 2019 19 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £224,000
16 August 2019 31a Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £195,000
17 July 2019 26 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £300,000
21 June 2019 7 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £282,000
17 May 2019 33 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £135,000
30 November 2018 11 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £277,000
9 November 2018 8 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £320,000
30 June 2017 22 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Semi-detached Freehold £309,000
7 October 2016 7 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £250,000
31 March 2016 5 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £282,500
7 January 2016 10 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £109,000
7 December 2015 35 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £150,000
30 October 2015 21 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £222,000
16 June 2015 8 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
28 November 2014 33 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £107,500
1 September 2014 5 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
15 August 2014 14 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £225,000
16 December 2013 11 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £177,500
4 May 2012 35 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £107,500
13 March 2012 35 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £100,000
27 April 2011 23 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £144,000
8 May 2008 21 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £174,000
2 May 2008 10 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £114,950
9 April 2008 28 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £197,000
5 March 2008 1 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
31 January 2008 32 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £230,000
24 October 2007 35 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £107,000
3 April 2007 7 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £140,000
10 January 2007 35 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £103,000
14 July 2006 33 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
7 March 2006 22 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
16 August 2005 10 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £81,000
14 February 2005 3 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £130,000
2 September 2004 9 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £144,000
25 August 2004 11 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £160,000
5 August 2004 21 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £144,000
29 July 2004 35 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £89,950
23 July 2004 25 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £145,000
18 May 2004 19 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £130,000
2 April 2004 34 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £154,000
3 March 2004 33 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £95,000
2 August 2002 5 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £132,500
5 July 2002 9 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £105,000
28 February 2002 11 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £123,000
15 February 2002 33 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £69,950
21 December 2001 23 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £105,000
23 October 2001 35 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £57,000
6 September 2001 25 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £111,500
23 July 2001 35 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £60,000
13 July 2000 32 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £112,500
26 May 2000 18 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £109,995
7 June 1999 33 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £50,000
26 March 1999 33a Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £60,000
26 August 1998 3 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £69,950
23 January 1998 11 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £70,000
23 January 1998 11 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £70,000
28 November 1997 9 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £72,000
21 November 1997 22 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £78,000
12 August 1997 24 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £79,950
12 August 1997 24 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Freehold £79,950
7 March 1997 15 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Semi-detached Leasehold £69,500
1 August 1996 25 Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £54,500
22 September 1995 33a Hillbrow, Reading RG2 8JD Flat/apartment Leasehold £47,000

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 8JD

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 8JD

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00082694 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

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