The UK Postcode Database

RG2 8SL

a postcode in Reading

Introduced in January 1980
RG2 8SL 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 8SL

Ambrook Road - 55 properties, USRN 31000036

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4229 / 51°25'22"N

Longitude: -0.9649 / 0°57'53"W

UTM Reference: 30U 641492 5698816

OS Easting: 472065

OS Northing: 169826

OS Grid: SU720698

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QNT.BC

Mapcode Global: VHDX0.7H7L

Open Location Code: 9C3XC2FP+42

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk41

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): 11905 / 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 8SL 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 8SL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in RG2 8SL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
2 February 2021 25 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £295,000
16 July 2018 19 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £265,000
18 June 2018 28 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £290,000
28 July 2017 31 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £265,000
2 November 2015 34 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £300,000
1 May 2015 34 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
2 July 2014 17 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
30 May 2014 23 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £254,950
19 April 2013 38 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
14 December 2012 4 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
28 September 2012 39 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £162,500
27 April 2011 5 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £184,000
11 February 2011 29 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £162,000
31 July 2009 17 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
23 November 2007 9 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £208,500
27 July 2007 4 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £205,000
9 March 2007 29 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
31 October 2006 31 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £164,950
26 September 2006 16 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £179,000
31 May 2006 20 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
30 March 2006 51 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £164,000
16 June 2005 13 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
25 January 2005 33 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £151,000
25 June 2004 51 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £138,000
23 February 2004 7 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £152,000
20 August 2003 20 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
25 July 2003 31 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £90,000
3 January 2003 9 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £139,000
29 November 2002 41 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £92,000
14 December 2001 7 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
9 October 2001 5 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
6 July 2001 29a Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £112,500
27 April 2001 2 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £129,950
23 March 2001 7 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £88,000
8 September 2000 14 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £142,000
4 February 2000 40 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Detached Freehold £118,000
30 July 1999 35 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £74,950
4 December 1998 33 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,950
22 July 1998 43 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £55,000
30 September 1997 18 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £72,000
25 October 1996 49 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £56,500
28 February 1995 14 Ambrook Road, Reading RG2 8SL Semi-detached Freehold £41,000

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 8SL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Earley and Woodley

MP

Yuan Yang Labour

Reading Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Whitley

Councillors

Rachel Eden Labour

Micky Leng Labour

Alice Mpofu-Coles Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for RG2 8SL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00083052 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01016437 Reading 018B 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
E05013879 Whitley 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
E33040197 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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