The UK Postcode Database

RG8 8DL

a postcode in West Berkshire

Introduced in January 1980
RG8 8DL 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 8DL

Westbury Lane - 36 properties, USRN 26902098

Unnamed road - 2 properties, USRN 26907268

Reading Road - 1 property, USRN 26901553

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 26907274

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4828 / 51°28'58"N

Longitude: -1.0586 / 1°3'30"W

UTM Reference: 30U 634805 5705307

OS Easting: 465468

OS Northing: 176406

OS Grid: SU654764

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR B3T.WR2

Mapcode Global: VHCZ3.LZQN

Open Location Code: 9C3WFWMR+4H

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91ll25

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

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 8DL on Thursday 11 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:47
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:00
Sunrise 04:47
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:03
Sunset 21:20
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:07
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:20
Hours of daylight today04:17 to 21:50
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:50 to 04:16
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 01:05
Moon sets 16:18

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

Residential Property Sales in RG8 8DL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
3 August 2023 Windy Nook, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Semi-detached Freehold £625,000
20 March 2023 Uplands, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Semi-detached Freehold £520,000
27 January 2023 Ashwood, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £650,000
17 October 2022 Highwinds, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £550,000
13 October 2022 Glebe Cottage, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £650,000
22 June 2022 The Lilacs, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £697,500
26 May 2021 Molehill, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £450,000
9 March 2021 Oakley Cottage, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £725,000
6 March 2020 Two Stacks, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £632,500
18 September 2018 Glebe Cottage, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £490,000
14 October 2015 Two Stacks, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £520,000
23 January 2014 Molehill, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £347,000
1 November 2012 Oakley Cottage, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £543,500
13 July 2012 The Lilacs, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £275,000
28 April 2011 Sunny Banks, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Semi-detached Freehold £400,000
8 April 2009 Oakley Cottage, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £399,000
2 March 2007 Two Stacks, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £350,000
21 December 2006 Waney Edge, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £288,000
26 May 2006 Glenavon, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £289,950
20 October 2005 Two Stacks, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £297,500
18 August 2005 Oakley Cottage, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £525,000
26 May 2005 Molehill, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £300,000
11 May 2005 Ashwood, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £290,000
20 September 2002 Sun Rise, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £297,500
21 September 2001 Waney Edge, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £154,000
11 May 2000 Glebe Cottage, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £182,500
24 July 1998 Windy Nook, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Semi-detached Freehold £152,000
28 November 1997 Highwinds, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £145,000
12 November 1997 Delta, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £134,000
14 February 1997 Victoria, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £160,000
29 April 1996 Sunny Banks, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Semi-detached Freehold £62,500
27 November 1995 Highwinds, Westbury Lane, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8DL Detached Freehold £124,950

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 RG8 8DL

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 8DL 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 8DL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00082415 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
E33040018 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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