The UK Postcode Database

RG8 8AQ

a postcode in West Berkshire

Introduced in January 1980
RG8 8AQ 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 RG8 8AQ

Waterside Drive - 42 properties, USRN 26902071

Brading Way - 1 property, USRN 26900253

Chestnut Grove - 1 property, USRN 26900406

Church Mews - 1 property, USRN 26900434

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4803 / 51°28'48"N

Longitude: -1.04 / 1°2'24"W

UTM Reference: 30U 636099 5705055

OS Easting: 466759

OS Northing: 176137

OS Grid: SU667761

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR Q34.KT

Mapcode Global: VHCZ9.X2J2

Open Location Code: 9C3WFXJ5+4X

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91ll55

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): 31242 / 32844

  • 10th decile
  • least deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for RG8 8AQ on Friday 12 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:47
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:59
Sunrise 04:46
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:04
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 01:24
Moon sets 17:47

For a full sun and moon calendar for RG8 8AQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in RG8 8AQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 November 2023 21a Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £437,500
15 September 2023 3 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £460,000
23 May 2023 20 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £350,000
31 March 2023 29 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £375,000
7 November 2022 27 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £540,000
22 December 2021 19 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £318,000
30 November 2021 14 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £450,000
25 June 2021 28 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £430,000
2 March 2021 Store, 31, Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Other property type Freehold £4,400
26 January 2021 39 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £340,000
19 November 2020 31 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
11 September 2020 11 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £370,000
30 June 2020 21a Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £400,000
25 March 2020 22 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £385,000
22 November 2019 17 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £325,000
15 August 2019 12 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £280,000
19 June 2019 3 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £397,500
11 December 2018 20 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £300,000
18 July 2018 8 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £340,000
12 December 2017 21a Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £375,000
25 July 2017 6 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £308,000
23 June 2015 17 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £239,000
29 November 2013 38 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £352,000
12 September 2013 39 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
16 August 2013 4 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £236,000
5 July 2013 8 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £250,000
11 January 2013 35 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £415,000
30 November 2012 20 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £181,750
24 June 2011 26 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £232,000
21 January 2010 20 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
18 September 2009 30 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £223,000
18 September 2009 11 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £222,500
8 September 2009 41 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £229,950
3 November 2008 31 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £235,000
30 April 2008 22 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £249,999
29 February 2008 28 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £305,500
29 November 2007 39 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £225,000
3 July 2007 24 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £105,000
29 June 2007 10 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £264,000
29 June 2007 23 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £247,950
7 February 2007 8 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £236,500
19 May 2006 37 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £269,950
28 April 2006 35 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £380,000
3 December 2004 4 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £187,500
26 August 2004 8 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £193,000
25 June 2004 19 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £183,500
5 March 2004 25 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £202,500
27 February 2004 9 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £183,750
6 August 2003 31 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £189,000
25 July 2003 21 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £173,500
3 April 2003 11 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £189,500
29 November 2002 37 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £242,000
20 September 2002 19 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £159,995
30 August 2002 6 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
1 November 2001 40 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £146,000
31 October 2001 8 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
8 October 2001 2 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £199,950
14 September 2001 26 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £151,000
29 June 2001 30 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £140,000
25 June 2001 37 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £175,000
22 June 2001 21 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £133,000
15 June 2001 23 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £143,500
20 April 2000 31 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £131,000
23 August 1999 36 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
21 May 1999 2 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
11 December 1998 20 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
7 November 1997 23 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,000
17 July 1997 21 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £78,000
4 July 1997 19 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £74,950
2 May 1997 35 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Detached Freehold £170,000
31 January 1997 42 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £68,500
27 September 1996 21 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £66,000
3 April 1996 32 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £81,000
15 December 1995 26 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £69,000
15 December 1995 8 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £75,950
20 March 1995 2 Waterside Drive, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8AQ Semi-detached Freehold £79,000

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 RG8 8AQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Reading West and Mid Berkshire

MP

Olivia Bailey Labour

West Berkshire Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Tilehurst & Purley

Councillors

Janine Lewis Liberal Democrats

Jane Langford Conservative

Paul Kander Conservative

RG8 8AQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Purley on Thames, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for RG8 8AQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00082426 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01016316 West Berkshire 004B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003370 West Berkshire 004 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04001186 Purley on Thames Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05012153 Tilehurst & Purley Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E06000037 West Berkshire Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001439 Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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
E33040017 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
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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