The UK Postcode Database

RG9 4BU

a postcode in Oxfordshire

Introduced in January 1980
RG9 4BU 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 RG9 4BU

Orchard Close - 32 properties, USRN 36201168

Memorial Avenue - 1 property, USRN 36201027

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.501 / 51°30'3"N

Longitude: -0.8994 / 0°53'57"W

UTM Reference: 30U 645798 5707631

OS Easting: 476491

OS Northing: 178580

OS Grid: SU764785

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR C55.TP0

Mapcode Global: VHDWN.CJDP

Open Location Code: 9C3XG422+96

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91nm20

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 26411 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for RG9 4BU on Thursday 18 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:43
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:58
Sunrise 04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:04
Sunset 21:23
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:11
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:25
Hours of daylight today04:15 to 21:53
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:53 to 04:15
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 07:25
Moon sets 23:13

For a full sun and moon calendar for RG9 4BU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in RG9 4BU

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
25 March 2024 14 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £700,000
10 March 2021 1 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £725,000
18 June 2018 11 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £865,000
7 March 2018 9 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £1,325,000
22 October 2014 9 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £575,000
22 May 2013 5 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £460,000
22 September 2011 6 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £400,000
29 August 2008 12 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £445,000
11 April 2007 24 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £575,000
28 February 2006 Old Bell House, Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £360,000
21 October 2005 1 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £470,000
26 August 2005 2 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £320,000
28 October 2004 Carinthia, Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £450,000
1 October 2004 11 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £350,000
25 September 2002 16 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £313,000
17 August 2001 6 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £310,000
27 July 2001 Carinthia, Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £280,500
12 March 2001 Carinthia, Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £250,000
15 September 2000 13 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £405,000
20 April 2000 Rose Cottage, Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £360,000
14 May 1999 4 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £247,500
28 July 1998 15 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £185,000
18 April 1997 1 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £128,950
15 April 1996 1 Orchard Close, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames RG9 4BU Detached Freehold £70,000

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 RG9 4BU

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Henley and Thame

MP

Freddie Van Mierlo Liberal Democrat

South Oxfordshire District Council
District council ward

Sonning Common

Councillors

Mike Giles Liberal Democrats

Leigh Rawlins Liberal Democrats

RG9 4BU also falls within the Civil Parish of Shiplake, 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 RG9 4BU

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00145989 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01028660 South Oxfordshire 019B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005976 South Oxfordshire 019 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012492 Shiplake Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2015 DLUHC
E05012854 Sonning Common Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E07000179 South Oxfordshire Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000025 Oxfordshire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001280 Henley and Thame 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
E33043868 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000053 OxLEP Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 31 December 2022 BEIS
E38000136 NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West ICB - 10Q 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
E58002097 Sonning Common & Henley South ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E63012085 Shiplake 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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