The UK Postcode Database

RG8 8RW

a postcode in West Berkshire

Introduced in August 1992
RG8 8RW Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with RG8 8RW

Sherwood Rise - 8 properties, USRN 26901684

Sherwood Place - 1 property, USRN 26901683

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4784 / 51°28'42"N

Longitude: -1.0534 / 1°3'12"W

UTM Reference: 30U 635180 5704825

OS Easting: 465837

OS Northing: 175919

OS Grid: SU658759

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR Q05.KG

Mapcode Global: VHCZ9.P3HH

Open Location Code: 9C3WFWHW+9M

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91ll34

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 5b2

  • Ethnically Diverse Suburb-an Professionals
  • Suburban Professionals
  • Established Multi-Ethnic Suburbs

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 8RW on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:54
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:03
Sunrise 04:49
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:02
Sunset 21:15
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:01
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:11
Hours of daylight today04:19 to 21:45
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:45 to 04:19
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:14
Moon Rises 23:58

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

Residential Property Sales in RG8 8RW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
29 October 2020 33 Sherwood Rise, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8RW Detached Freehold £618,000
7 July 2020 36 Sherwood Rise, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8RW Detached Freehold £640,000
28 September 2006 35 Sherwood Rise, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8RW Detached Freehold £375,000
4 December 2003 30 Sherwood Rise, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8RW Detached Freehold £357,000
28 September 2001 36 Sherwood Rise, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8RW Detached Freehold £365,000
21 December 1998 30 Sherwood Rise, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8RW Detached Freehold £227,000
12 June 1998 35 Sherwood Rise, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8RW Detached Freehold £185,000
29 May 1996 35 Sherwood Rise, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8RW Detached Freehold £145,000
28 July 1995 34 Sherwood Rise, Purley on Thames, Reading RG8 8RW Detached Freehold £143,000

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 8RW

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 8RW 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 8RW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00082418 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00172660 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 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
E33040016 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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