The postcode RG8 8HU is located in West Berkshire It was introduced in June 1981 and is an active postcode. RG8 8HU is a large user postcode, usually allocated to a single address receiving at least 500 mail items per day.
RG8 8HU is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.5 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of RG8 8HU as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Indian tech achievers.
The closest road name to RG8 8HU is Huckleberry Close which is centered 46 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Footpath to Highfield Road and is 201 m away. The closest railway station is Tilehurst Rail Station, 1.3 km away.
The closest primary school to RG8 8HU (for ages 11 and under) is Purley CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 23, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Denefield School. The last OFSTED inspection on January 16, 2018 rated this school as Good
The nearest takeaway food is available from Asian Spice and is 996 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on August 13, 2020.
100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 5.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for RG8 8HU is covered by the Thames Valley police force association and Berkshire West is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to RG8 8HU and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to RG8 8HU, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode RG8 8HU
Introduction | June 1981 |
Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
User Type | Large User - allocated to single addresses receiving at least 500 mail items per day |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from RG8 8HU - Data from 2020-2021
School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Purley CofE Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (November 23, 2021) | 520 m |
Long Lane Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 13, 2019) | 583 m |
Westwood Farm Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (March 15, 2017) | 586 m |
Westwood Farm Infant School | Maintained school | 3-7 | Outstanding (June 10, 2011) | 586 m |
Brookfields Special School | Special school | 3-19 | Outstanding (September 12, 2019) | 615 m |
Downsway Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (October 31, 2017) | 945 m |
Denefield School | Academy | 11-18 | Good (January 16, 2018) | 1.12 km |
Meadow Park Academy | Academy | 4-11 | Good (April 19, 2018) | 2.34 km |
Park Lane Primary School | Maintained school | 5-11 | Good (March 21, 2018) | 2.38 km |
Pangbourne Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (March 22, 2017) | 2.4 km |
Birch Copse Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (November 29, 2011) | 2.45 km |
Little Heath School | Maintained school | 11-18 | Good (February 27, 2018) | 2.52 km |
Moorlands Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 12, 2020) | 2.77 km |
St Paul's Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 6, 2018) | 2.87 km |
Whitchurch Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (June 5, 2009) | 2.89 km |
Ranikhet Academy | Academy | 3-11 | Good (May 13, 2021) | 3.04 km |
Springfield Primary School | Maintained school | 3-11 | Good (October 6, 2021) | 3.05 km |
The Avenue Special School | Special school | 2-19 | Outstanding (September 25, 2019) | 3.17 km |
Thames Valley School | Special school | 4-16 | Requires improvement (December 8, 2021) | 3.17 km |
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (July 3, 2018) | 3.26 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from RG8 8HU - Data from Apr 2022
Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
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Harrison Catering Services at Long Lane Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 6, 2021 | 583 m | |
Long Lane Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 7, 2021 | 583 m | |
Purley Pre School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 15, 2019 | 583 m | |
Foundation Farm Squad at Westwood Farm Infant School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 13, 2020 | 586 m | |
Go Beanies | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 18, 2022 | 586 m | |
Harrison Catering at Westwood Farm Infant School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 7, 2019 | 586 m | |
Brookfeast | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 19, 2022 | 615 m | |
Dolce at Brookfields Special School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 10, 2022 | 615 m | |
Tesco | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 16, 2007 | 758 m | |
Dolce Ltd at Downsway Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 7, 2021 | 945 m | |
Asian Spice | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 13, 2020 | 996 m | |
Co-Operative Food, The | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 11, 2016 | 996 m | |
High Rise Fish Bar | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good November 6, 2018 | 996 m | |
Spoons Coffee Shop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 31, 2019 | 996 m | |
Westwood Farm Pre-School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 18, 2019 | 1.02 km | |
Harrison Catering Services Limited at Denefield School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 19, 2018 | 1.12 km | |
Navara Lodge Residential Rest Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 20, 2018 | 1.14 km | |
Moorlands Rest Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good September 24, 2018 | 1.36 km | |
Tilehurst Convenience Store | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory May 18, 2019 | 1.45 km | |
Costcutter Superstore | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 28, 2018 | 1.5 km |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to RG8 8HU - Data from Apr 2022
Footpath to Highfield Road | 201 m | |
New Hill | 204 m | |
New Hill | 210 m | |
Footpath to Highfield Road | 215 m | |
Oxford Road | 245 m | |
Tilehurst Rail Station | 1.3 km | |
Pangbourne Rail Station | 3.27 km | |
Pangbourne Rail Station | 3.27 km | |
London Oxford Airport | 43.38 km | |
London Luton Airport | 64.26 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to RG8 8HU - Data from Dec 2021
Pike Shaw | 396 m | |
Kentwood Deeps | 1.22 km | |
Harry Jaw's Wood | 1.49 km | |
Park Wood | 1.52 km | |
Mosshall Wood | 1.63 km | |
Roundabout Plantation | 1.66 km | |
Barefoots Copse | 1.76 km | |
Vicarage Wood | 1.78 km | |
Huntley Wood | 1.78 km | |
Sandyhill Plantation | 1.79 km | |
Vicarage Copse | 1.81 km | |
Rye Close Shaw | 1.84 km | |
Sandy Hill | 1.84 km | |
Westfordhill Copse | 1.89 km | |
Poplar Island | 1.89 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for RG8 8HU - Data from Ofcom 2017
Speed Band Mbps |
Users | |
---|---|---|
0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% |
30-300 Mbps | 100% | 100% |
300+ Mbps | 0% | 0% |
Energy usage data for RG8 8HU - Data from 2020
Country | England |
Latitude | 51.47862300 |
Longitude | -1.04452600 |
OS Easting | 466451 |
OS Northing | 0175951 |
OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
Thames Valley |
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Reading West |
Electoral Ward | Tilehurst & Purley |
Local Authority District | West Berkshire |
Region / Government Office Region | South East |
European Electoral Region | South East |
Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Thames Valley Berkshire Secondary: |
Local Learning and Skills Council | Berkshire |
International Territorial Level Code | E06000037 |
Travel To Work Area | Reading |
NHS England Region | South East |
Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Berkshire West |
Cancer Alliance | Thames Valley |
Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
South Central |
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West |
Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Berkshire West CCG |
Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Suburbanites Group: Suburban achievers Subgroup: Indian tech achievers |
Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
Built-Up Area | Reading BUA |
Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Reading BUASD |
Workplace Zone | E33040017 |
Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
West Berkshire 004 |
Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
West Berkshire 004C |
Output Area / Small Area | 6A1 |