RG2 8DE postcode in Reading, England

RG2 8DE is a postcode in Reading, in the Church ward. It is in the Earley and Woodley parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Reading: 96% Typical price £360,000 Homes sold in RG2 8, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Reading Green Park 2.8 km in a straight line

Where RG2 8DE is, and what is near it

Map of RG2 8DE and what is near it Map of RG2 8DE: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the RG2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG2 8AA: also in RG2 8RG2 8AB: also in RG2 8RG2 8AD: also in RG2 8RG2 8AE: also in RG2 8RG2 8AF: also in RG2 8RG2 8AG: also in RG2 8RG2 8AH: also in RG2 8RG2 8AJ: also in RG2 8RG2 8AL: also in RG2 8RG2 8AN: also in RG2 8RG2 8AP: also in RG2 8RG2 8AR: also in RG2 8RG2 8AS: also in RG2 8RG2 8AT: also in RG2 8RG2 8AU: also in RG2 8RG2 8AW: also in RG2 8RG2 8AX: also in RG2 8RG2 8AY: also in RG2 8RG2 8AZ: also in RG2 8RG2 8BA: also in RG2 8RG2 8BB: also in RG2 8RG2 8BD: also in RG2 8RG2 8BE: also in RG2 8RG2 8BL: also in RG2 8RG2 8BN: also in RG2 8RG2 8BP: also in RG2 8RG2 8BS: also in RG2 8RG2 8BT: also in RG2 8RG2 8BW: also in RG2 8RG2 8DB: also in RG2 8RG2 8DD: also in RG2 8RG2 8DF: also in RG2 8RG2 8DG: also in RG2 8RG2 8DH: also in RG2 8RG2 8DJ: also in RG2 8RG2 8DL: also in RG2 8RG2 8DN: also in RG2 8RG2 8DP: also in RG2 8RG2 8DR: also in RG2 8RG2 8DW: also in RG2 8RG2 8EA: also in RG2 8RG2 8EB: also in RG2 8RG2 8EF: also in RG2 8RG2 8EN: also in RG2 8RG2 8EW: also in RG2 8RG2 8EX: also in RG2 8RG2 8EY: also in RG2 8RG2 8HA: also in RG2 8RG2 8HD: also in RG2 8RG2 8HE: also in RG2 8RG2 8HF: also in RG2 8RG2 8HG: also in RG2 8RG2 8HH: also in RG2 8RG2 8HJ: also in RG2 8RG2 8HL: also in RG2 8RG2 8HN: also in RG2 8RG2 8HP: also in RG2 8RG2 8HQ: also in RG2 8RG2 8HR: also in RG2 8RG2 8HS: also in RG2 8RG2 8HT: also in RG2 8RG2 8HU: also in RG2 8RG2 8HX: also in RG2 8RG2 8HY: also in RG2 8RG2 8HZ: also in RG2 8RG2 8JA: also in RG2 8RG2 8JB: also in RG2 8RG2 8JD: also in RG2 8RG2 8JE: also in RG2 8RG2 8JF: also in RG2 8RG2 8JG: also in RG2 8RG2 8JH: also in RG2 8RG2 8JJ: also in RG2 8RG2 8JL: also in RG2 8RG2 8JN: also in RG2 8RG2 8JP: also in RG2 8RG2 8JQ: also in RG2 8RG2 8JR: also in RG2 8RG2 8JS: also in RG2 8RG2 8JT: also in RG2 8RG2 8JU: also in RG2 8RG2 8JW: also in RG2 8RG2 8JX: also in RG2 8RG2 8JY: also in RG2 8RG2 8JZ: also in RG2 8RG2 8LJ: also in RG2 8RG2 8LL: also in RG2 8RG2 8LP: also in RG2 8RG2 8LS: also in RG2 8RG2 8LT: also in RG2 8RG2 8LU: also in RG2 8RG2 8LX: also in RG2 8RG2 8LY: also in RG2 8RG2 8LZ: also in RG2 8RG2 8NA: also in RG2 8RG2 8NB: also in RG2 8RG2 8ND: also in RG2 8RG2 8NE: also in RG2 8RG2 8NG: also in RG2 8RG2 8NH: also in RG2 8RG2 8NJ: also in RG2 8RG2 8NL: also in RG2 8RG2 8NN: also in RG2 8RG2 8NP: also in RG2 8RG2 8NR: also in RG2 8RG2 8NS: also in RG2 8RG2 8NT: also in RG2 8RG2 8NU: also in RG2 8RG2 8NW: also in RG2 8RG2 8NX: also in RG2 8RG2 8NY: also in RG2 8RG2 8NZ: also in RG2 8RG2 8PA: also in RG2 8RG2 8PG: also in RG2 8RG2 8PJ: also in RG2 8RG2 8PL: also in RG2 8RG2 8PN: also in RG2 8RG2 8RA: also in RG2 8RG2 8RB: also in RG2 8RG2 8RD: also in RG2 8RG2 8RE: also in RG2 8RG2 8RF: also in RG2 8RG2 8RG: also in RG2 8RG2 8RH: also in RG2 8RG2 8RJ: also in RG2 8RG2 8RL: also in RG2 8RG2 8RN: also in RG2 8RG2 8RP: also in RG2 8RG2 8RQ: also in RG2 8RG2 8RR: also in RG2 8RG2 8RW: also in RG2 8RG2 8SD: also in RG2 8RG2 8SE: also in RG2 8RG2 8SF: also in RG2 8RG2 8SG: also in RG2 8RG2 8SH: also in RG2 8RG2 8SJ: also in RG2 8RG2 8SL: also in RG2 8RG2 8SN: also in RG2 8RG2 8SP: also in RG2 8RG2 8SQ: also in RG2 8RG2 8SS: also in RG2 8RG2 8SW: also in RG2 8RG2 8WZ: also in RG2 8 GP 1.4 kmReading Green Park station 2.8 kmEarley station 3.3 kmWhitley RG2 8DE Map of RG2 8DE and what is near it Map of RG2 8DE: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the RG2 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 8 bus stops and 3 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.4 kmWhitley RG2 8DE
  • RG2 8DE
  • Other postcodes in RG2 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 bus stops
  • 3 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4285, longitude -0.9614)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG2 8DE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RG2 8DE?

Every home and business at RG2 8DE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Reading: 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Reading: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Reading.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at RG2 8DE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Reading Borough Council's days for RG2 8DE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for RG2 8DE on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is RG2 8DE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include RG2 8DE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Reading

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG2 8DE: 1,468 properties in Reading are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Reading

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of RG2 8DE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near RG2 8DE?

Homes in RG2 8 sold for a typical £360,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£360,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£360,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached 4 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £370,000 43 sales
  • Terraced £337,500 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole RG2 district: a typical £385,000 from 421 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in RG2 8DE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG2 8DE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RG2 8DE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around RG2 8DE. Over half of them (81%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (93%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around RG2 8DE

Band D in Reading for 2026‑27: £2,613. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,742 (band A) to £2,613 (band D); band C, the most common, is £2,322.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,742
Band Babout 90 (16%)£2,032
Band Cabout 470 (81%)£2,322
Band Dabout 10 (2%)£2,613
Band Ewithheld£3,193
Band Ffewer than 5£3,774
Band Gfewer than 5£4,355
Band Hfewer than 5£5,226

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 93% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Reading before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of RG2 8DE is in (ONS area E01016443), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near RG2 8DE?

The nearest open schools to RG2 8DE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG2 8DE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to RG2 8DE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG2 8DE is Reading Green Park, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Reading Green Park Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Earley Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Stockton Road, 65 m away.

More stations near RG2 8DE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near RG2 8DE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG2 8DE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near RG2 8DE?

3 within 1 km 14 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG2 8DE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • RolecEV Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 350 mWalk
  • Pod Point Charging point · 4 chargers · up to 7 kW 800 mWalk
  • Lidl Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 1.0 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near RG2 8DE?

The nearest to the centre of RG2 8DE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to RG2 8DE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near RG2 8DE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG2 8DE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near RG2 8DE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG2 8DE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near RG2 8DE?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG2 8DE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is RG2 8DE in a conservation area?

The centre of RG2 8DE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near RG2 8DE?

Police.uk records 277 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG2 8DE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences116 reports
Public order38 reports
Criminal damage and arson22 reports
Other theft22 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Shoplifting20 reports

Also: vehicle crime 13, drugs 11, burglary 6, other crime 3, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for RG2 8DE

Ward
Church
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Reading
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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