RG8 8DR is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.
Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (RG8) is called the outward code. The part after the space (8DR) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:
The regional mail center for the post area RG is the South West Distribution Centre, which is located at Western Approach, Distribution Park, Severn Beach, BRISTOL, BS35 4GG.
The final port of call for any post addressed to the RG8 8DR postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is . Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.
The properties in the RG8 8DR postcode have the street address of Beech Road
Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the RG8 8DR postcode is home to a bustling 93 residents!
It is situated within the post town of READING within the old postal county of Berkshire.
RG8 8DR is within the town of Reading.
The RG8 8DR postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.
According to our data. Most dwellings in RG8 8DR are houses. The remainder of residential properties consist of bungalows. Of these houses, most are detached. The remainder are semi-detached. Of these bungalows, most are detached.
Most properties in RG8 8DR are owned by the occupiers with the rest being privately rented.
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Purley Sports & Social Club is a social venue where you can enjoy drinks, meals, and entertainment located at Goosecroft Lane, Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR.
Property Type | Percentage |
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Residential | 100% |
Commercial | 0% |
Public | 0% |
Latitude | 51.4805105911 |
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Longitude | -1.05773456726 |
The RG8 8DR postcode is 40.18 miles as the crow flies from the centre of London (Original Site of Charing Cross).
The distance by road is 45.50 miles. Taking the following route.
Beech Road (0.06 miles), A329 (5.63 miles), A4 (0.68 miles), A3290 (2.08 miles), A329(M) (1.55 miles), M4 (27.72 miles), A4 (4.46 miles).
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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03:00 to 06:00 | ![]() | Cloudy | 16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 45.00% | SSW 16 mph |
06:00 to 09:00 | ![]() | Light rain | 17.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 62.00% | SW 16 mph |
09:00 to 12:00 | ![]() | Sunny day | 18.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 9.00% | W 16 mph |
12:00 to 15:00 | ![]() | Sunny day | 20.0°C (feels like 17.0°C) | 0.00% | W 13 mph |
15:00 to 18:00 | ![]() | Partly cloudy (day) | 21.0°C (feels like 17.0°C) | 1.00% | WSW 11 mph |
18:00 to 21:00 | ![]() | Cloudy | 19.0°C (feels like 17.0°C) | 6.00% | WSW 7 mph |
21:00 to 00:00 | ![]() | Cloudy | 16.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 16.00% | SSW 7 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | ![]() | Light rain | 15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 56.00% | SSW 7 mph |
03:00 to 06:00 | ![]() | Heavy rain | 14.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 80.00% | S 4 mph |
06:00 to 09:00 | ![]() | Heavy rain | 14.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 78.00% | SW 7 mph |
09:00 to 12:00 | ![]() | Light rain shower (day) | 16.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 42.00% | WSW 7 mph |
12:00 to 15:00 | ![]() | Light rain shower (day) | 17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C) | 36.00% | W 9 mph |
15:00 to 18:00 | ![]() | Light rain shower (day) | 19.0°C (feels like 16.0°C) | 38.00% | W 11 mph |
18:00 to 21:00 | ![]() | Sunny day | 17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 10.00% | W 11 mph |
21:00 to 00:00 | ![]() | Clear night | 14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 1.00% | W 9 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | ![]() | Clear night | 12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 0.00% | W 7 mph |
03:00 to 06:00 | ![]() | Clear night | 11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C) | 0.00% | WSW 7 mph |
06:00 to 09:00 | ![]() | Sunny day | 11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C) | 0.00% | WSW 7 mph |
09:00 to 12:00 | ![]() | Sunny day | 16.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 3.00% | WSW 9 mph |
12:00 to 15:00 | ![]() | Cloudy | 18.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 8.00% | WSW 11 mph |
15:00 to 18:00 | ![]() | Cloudy | 18.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 6.00% | WSW 13 mph |
18:00 to 21:00 | ![]() | Partly cloudy (day) | 17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 2.00% | SW 11 mph |
21:00 to 00:00 | ![]() | Clear night | 15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C) | 2.00% | SW 9 mph |
Time Period | Icon | Description | Temperature | Rain Probability | Wind |
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00:00 to 03:00 | ![]() | Clear night | 14.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 2.00% | SW 9 mph |
03:00 to 06:00 | ![]() | Clear night | 13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 3.00% | SW 7 mph |
06:00 to 09:00 | ![]() | Partly cloudy (day) | 13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C) | 2.00% | SSW 7 mph |
09:00 to 12:00 | ![]() | Cloudy | 17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 5.00% | SW 11 mph |
12:00 to 15:00 | ![]() | Overcast | 19.0°C (feels like 17.0°C) | 10.00% | SW 11 mph |
15:00 to 18:00 | ![]() | Cloudy | 20.0°C (feels like 17.0°C) | 6.00% | SW 11 mph |
18:00 to 21:00 | ![]() | Cloudy | 18.0°C (feels like 17.0°C) | 5.00% | SSW 11 mph |
21:00 to 00:00 | ![]() | Cloudy | 16.0°C (feels like 15.0°C) | 5.00% | SSW 9 mph |
Average Mbps | 154.000 |
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Median Mbps | 67.400 |
Maximum Mbps | 1096.000 |
RG8 8DR has an average download speed of 154 Megabits per second (Mbps).
278 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.
91% of postcodes (1,082,335) have slower broadband speeds.
9% of postcodes (102,028) have faster broadband speeds.
Average Mbps | 16.300 |
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Median Mbps | 10.000 |
Maximum Mbps | 49.000 |
RG8 8DR has an average upload speed of 16.3 Megabits per second (Mbps).
9,294 other postcode units have the same upload speed.
77% of postcodes (911,038) have slower upload speeds.
22% of postcodes (264,309) have faster upload speeds.
Address: Downsway Primary School, Warbreck Drive, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6FE
Distance: 0.71 miles
Contact: 01189421362
Address: Purley CofE Primary School, Purley Village, Purley-on-Thames, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 8AF
Distance: 0.40 miles
Contact: 01189842384
Address: Long Lane Primary School, Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6YG
Distance: 0.29 miles
Contact: 01189427187
Address: Whitchurch Primary School, Eastfield Lane, Whitchurch-on-Thames, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 7EJ
Distance: 1.23 miles
Contact: 01189842347
Address: Pangbourne Primary School, Kennedy Drive, Pangbourne, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 7LB
Distance: 0.91 miles
Contact: 01189842315
Address: Denefield School, Long Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, RG31 6XY
Distance: 0.63 miles
Contact: 01189413458
Address: 17 READING ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG8 7LU
Distance: 1.21 miles
Contact: :
Address: 5A HIGH STREET, PANGBOURNE, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG8 7AE
Distance: 1.29 miles
Contact: :
Address: 6 CHAPEL HILL, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG31 5DG
Distance: 1.63 miles
Contact: :
Address: 79 SCHOOL ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG31 5AT
Distance: 1.71 miles
Contact: :
Address: HILDEN HOUSE, 63 HILDENS DRIVE, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG31 5HY
Distance: 1.74 miles
Contact: :
Address: TILEHURST HEALTH CLINIC, CORWEN ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG30 4SH
Distance: 2.10 miles
Contact: :
Address: 5 THE COLONNADE, OVERDOWN ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 6PR
Distance: 0.94 miles
Contact: tel: 0118 9428990
Address: 3 THE SQUARE, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7AQ
Distance: 1.24 miles
Contact: tel: 01189 842935
Address: 7 SCHOOL ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG31 5AR
Distance: 1.65 miles
Contact: tel: 0118 9427353
Address: 90 SCHOOL ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG31 5AW
Distance: 1.69 miles
Contact: tel: 0118 9427523
Address: 2A TYLERS PLACE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 6BW
Distance: 1.96 miles
Contact: tel: 01189 964203
Address: 2 GROVELANDS ROAD, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG30 2NY
Distance: 2.54 miles
Contact: tel: 0118 9572389
Address: 12 WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG8 7BP
Distance: 1.24 miles
Contact: :
Address: 11 SCHOOL ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG31 5AR
Distance: 1.65 miles
Contact: :
Address: SAVACENTRE, BATH ROAD, CALCOT, READING, RG31 7SA
Distance: 2.63 miles
Contact: :
Address: PORTMAN ROAD, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG30 1AW
Distance: 2.95 miles
Contact: :
Address: WATERSIDE, 1650 ARLINGTON BUSINESS PARK, THEALE, READING, RG7 4SA
Distance: 3.11 miles
Contact: :
Address: 365-367 OXFORD ROAD, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG30 1HA
Distance: 3.14 miles
Contact: :
Address: OVERDOWN ROAD SURGERY, 6 OVERDOWN ROAD,, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG31 6PR
Distance: 0.94 miles
Contact: :
Address: WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG8 7DP
Distance: 1.27 miles
Contact: tel: 0118 9842234
Address: WHITCHURCH ROAD, PANGBOURNE, READING, RG8 7DP
Distance: 1.27 miles
Contact: :
Address: 92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, RG31 5PP
Distance: 1.49 miles
Contact: :
Address: 92 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG31 5PP
Distance: 1.49 miles
Contact: tel: 0118 9452612
Address: 66 WESTWOOD ROAD, TILEHURST, READING, BERKSHIRE, RG31 5PR
Distance: 1.55 miles
Contact: tel: 0118 9427421
Address: Tilehurst station, Oxford Road, Tilehurst, Berkshire, RG31 6TH
Postcode: RG31 6TH
Line: Great Western Main Line
Company: Great Western Railway
Time: within five minutes drive
Distance: 1.35 miles
Address: Pangbourne station, Shooters Hill, Pangbourne, Berkshire, RG8 7DY
Postcode: RG8 7DY
Line: Great Western Main Line
Company: Great Western Railway
Time: within five minutes drive
Distance: 1.45 miles
Address: Reading West station, Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7PY
Postcode: RG1 7PY
Line: Reading to Basingstoke Line|Reading to Taunton Line
Company: Great Western Railway
Time: within ten minutes drive
Distance: 3.38 miles
Address: Reading station, Station Hill, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 1LZ
Postcode: RG1 1LZ
Line: Reading to Basingstoke Line|North Downs Line|Reading to Taunton Line|Waterloo to Reading Line (Windsor Lines)|Great Western Main Line
Company:
Time: within fifteen minutes drive
Distance: 3.99 miles
Address: Theale station, Station Road, Theale, Berkshire, RG7 4AA
Postcode: RG7 4AA
Line: Reading to Taunton Line
Company: Great Western Railway
Time: within fifteen minutes drive
Distance: 3.34 miles
Address: Goring & Streatley station, Gatehampton Road, Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG8 0EP
Postcode: RG8 0EP
Line: Great Western Main Line
Company: Great Western Railway
Time: within fifteen minutes drive
Distance: 4.30 miles
Address: Aldermaston station, Bath Road, Aldermaston, Berkshire, RG7 4LB
Postcode: RG7 4LB
Line: Reading to Taunton Line
Company: Great Western Railway
Time: within fifteen minutes drive
Distance: 6.45 miles
Distances are as the crow flies.
Distances represent the quickest route by car.
Council Tax Band | Number of Properties |
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Band A | 1 |
Band E | 8 |
Band F | 17 |
Band G | 8 |
Band H | 0 |
Westminster Constituency | Reading West and Mid Berkshire |
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Member or Parliament | |
Contact Details | Contact Olivia Bailey |
Political Party | Labour |
The Council for this Postcode is West Berkshire Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.
You can visit the website for West Berkshire at the following link West Berkshire.West Berkshire Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.
Once you know the council tax band you can view how much West Berkshire charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.
When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.
Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.
Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.
Libraries are the responsibility of West Berkshire council
Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.
West Berkshire LibrariesYear | High | Low | Average | Sales |
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2014 | £603,000 | £950,000 | £776,500 | 2 |
2016 | £690,000 | £695,000 | £692,500 | 2 |
2017 | £680,000 | £680,000 | £680,000 | 1 |
2018 | £475,000 | £610,000 | £533,333 | 3 |
2019 | £865,000 | £685,000 | £775,000 | 2 |
2021 | £490,000 | £490,000 | £490,000 | 1 |
2022 | £1,250,000 | £515,000 | £559,000 | 3 |
2023 | £745,000 | £745,000 | £745,000 | 1 |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Supermarket | Distance | Directions |
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Waitrose, Oxford Road, READING, RG30 6WR | 3.13 miles | Directions to Waitrose |
Sainsburys, Bath Road, Calcot, READING, RG31 7SA | 4.22 miles | Directions to Sainsburys |
Lidl, Bath Road, READING, RG30 2HB | 4.70 miles | Directions to Lidl |
Aldi, Bath Road, READING, RG30 2HB | 4.70 miles | Directions to Aldi |
Asda, Honey End Lane, READING, RG30 4EL | 4.76 miles | Directions to Asda |
Burger King | Distance | Directions |
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Reading M4, Eastbound, Reading, RG30 3UQ | 3.88 miles | Directions to Reading M4, Eastbound |
Unit 8-9, Broad Street Mall, Reading, RG1 2LN | 3.98 miles | Directions to Unit 8-9, Broad Street Mall |
Reading Station Concourse, Reading, RG1 1LZ | 4.00 miles | Directions to Reading Station Concourse |
Reading M4 (westbound), Reading, RG30 3UQ | 4.02 miles | Directions to Reading M4 (westbound) |
Mcdonald's | Distance | Directions |
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McDonald's, Bath Road, Calcot, READING, RG31 7SA | 2.62 miles | Directions to McDonald's, Bath Road, Calcot, READING, RG31 7SA |
McDonald's, Oxford Road, READING, RG30 1AS | 3.36 miles | Directions to McDonald's, Oxford Road, READING, RG30 1AS |
McDonald's, Friar Street, READING, RG1 1EP | 3.95 miles | Directions to McDonald's, Friar Street, READING, RG1 1EP |
McDonald's, Riverside Level, The Oracle Centre, READING, RG1 2AG | 4.19 miles | Directions to McDonald's, Riverside Level, The Oracle Centre, READING, RG1 2AG |
Restaurant | Distance | Directions |
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KFC, Reading Retail Park, Oxford Road, READING, RG30 1PR | 2.29 miles | Directions to KFC Reading - Oxford Road |
KFC, Reading Motorway Service Area, Burghfield, READING, RG30 3UQ | 3.87 miles | Directions to KFC Reading - M4 West Services |
KFC, Forbury Road, READING, RG1 3JD | 4.35 miles | Directions to KFC Reading - Forbury Retail Park |
KFC, Reading Gate Retail Park, READING, RG2 0QG | 5.16 miles | Directions to KFC Reading Gate Retail Park |
KFC, Shinfield Road, READING, RG2 8HA | 6.03 miles | Directions to KFC Reading - Shinfield Road |