RG2 8XU

a terminated large user postcode in Reading

Introduced in June 2000, terminated in April 2001

RG2 8XU	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4221 / 51°25'19"N

Longitude: -0.9602 / 0°57'36"W

UTM Reference: 30U 641821 5698735

OS Easting: 472393

OS Northing: 169740

OS Grid: SU723697

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR QPT.DN

Mapcode Global: VHDX0.9JQ6

Open Location Code: 9C3XC2CQ+RW

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 4a1

Low-Skilled Migrant and Student Communities
Ethnically Diverse Families in Less Connected Locations
Semi-Detached, Service Workers and Students

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 5111 / 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 8XU on Thursday 4 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:56
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:04
Sunrise	04:50
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:02
Sunset	21:14
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	21:59
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:08

Hours of daylight today	04:20 to 21:44
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:44 to 04:19
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:58
Moon Rises	23:38

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

Elected Representatives for RG2 8XU

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 8XU

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00083051		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01016438	Reading 017D	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
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
E33040190		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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