The UK Postcode Database

RG2 8LP

a postcode in Reading

Introduced in January 1980
RG2 8LP 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 8LP

Wheatley Close - 12 properties, USRN 31001479

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 44706636

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4252 / 51°25'30"N

Longitude: -0.9487 / 0°56'55"W

UTM Reference: 30U 642612 5699107

OS Easting: 473189

OS Northing: 170101

OS Grid: SU731701

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QRS.ZJ

Mapcode Global: VHDX0.HFTS

Open Location Code: 9C3XC3G2+3G

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk62

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5b1

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Families in Multi-Ethnic Terraces

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12646 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for RG2 8LP 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 8LP, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in RG2 8LP

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
3 January 2020 7 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
15 March 2007 7 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Semi-detached Freehold £229,950
7 December 2006 2 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Semi-detached Freehold £208,500
24 November 2006 6 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
25 November 2004 10 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Semi-detached Freehold £199,000
28 May 2004 14 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Detached Freehold £223,000
19 December 2003 2 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Semi-detached Freehold £187,000
27 September 2002 7 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Semi-detached Freehold £182,500
8 March 2002 3 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Detached Freehold £168,000
27 August 1999 3 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Detached Freehold £119,950
21 May 1999 5 Wheatley Close, Reading RG2 8LP Semi-detached Freehold £107,950

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 8LP

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 8LP

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00082690 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01016369 Reading 018A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003406 Reading 018 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
E33040198 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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