RG2 9LE postcode in Shinfield, Wokingham

RG2 9LE is a postcode in Shinfield, in the Shinfield ward of Wokingham. It is in the Earley and Woodley parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since December 2019.

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 94% of homes and businesses at RG2 9LE can get it Across Wokingham: 94% Typical price £440,000 Homes sold in RG2 9, last 12 months. ▼ 9.7% on the year before Nearest station Reading Green Park 4.0 km in a straight line

Where RG2 9LE is, and what is near it

Map of RG2 9LE and what is near it Map of RG2 9LE: its centre point, with the 350 other postcodes in the RG2 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. RG2 9AB: also in RG2 9RG2 9AD: also in RG2 9RG2 9AG: also in RG2 9RG2 9AH: also in RG2 9RG2 9AJ: also in RG2 9RG2 9AN: also in RG2 9RG2 9AP: also in RG2 9RG2 9AQ: also in RG2 9RG2 9AR: also in RG2 9RG2 9AS: also in RG2 9RG2 9AT: also in RG2 9RG2 9AW: also in RG2 9RG2 9AZ: also in RG2 9RG2 9BP: also in RG2 9RG2 9BS: also in RG2 9RG2 9BT: also in RG2 9RG2 9BU: also in RG2 9RG2 9BX: also in RG2 9RG2 9BY: also in RG2 9RG2 9BZ: also in RG2 9RG2 9DA: also in RG2 9RG2 9DB: also in RG2 9RG2 9DD: also in RG2 9RG2 9DE: also in RG2 9RG2 9DG: also in RG2 9RG2 9DH: also in RG2 9RG2 9DJ: also in RG2 9RG2 9DL: also in RG2 9RG2 9DN: also in RG2 9RG2 9DP: also in RG2 9RG2 9DQ: also in RG2 9RG2 9DR: also in RG2 9RG2 9DS: also in RG2 9RG2 9DT: also in RG2 9RG2 9DW: also in RG2 9RG2 9DX: also in RG2 9RG2 9DY: also in RG2 9RG2 9DZ: also in RG2 9RG2 9EB: also in RG2 9RG2 9ED: also in RG2 9RG2 9EE: also in RG2 9RG2 9EF: also in RG2 9RG2 9EG: also in RG2 9RG2 9EH: also in RG2 9RG2 9EL: also in RG2 9RG2 9ET: also in RG2 9RG2 9EW: also in RG2 9RG2 9EZ: also in RG2 9RG2 9FU: also in RG2 9RG2 9FY: also in RG2 9RG2 9FZ: also in RG2 9RG2 9GA: also in RG2 9RG2 9GD: also in RG2 9RG2 9GF: also in RG2 9RG2 9GG: also in RG2 9RG2 9GH: also in RG2 9RG2 9HE: also in RG2 9RG2 9HF: also in RG2 9RG2 9HG: also in RG2 9RG2 9HH: also in RG2 9RG2 9HJ: also in RG2 9RG2 9HQ: also in RG2 9RG2 9LB: also in RG2 9RG2 9LD: also in RG2 9RG2 9LF: also in RG2 9RG2 9LG: also in RG2 9RG2 9LH: also in RG2 9RG2 9LQ: also in RG2 9RG2 9RA: also in RG2 9RG2 9RB: also in RG2 9RG2 9RD: also in RG2 9RG2 9RE: also in RG2 9RG2 9RF: also in RG2 9RG2 9RG: also in RG2 9RG2 9RH: also in RG2 9RG2 9SA: also in RG2 9RG2 9SB: also in RG2 9RG2 9SD: also in RG2 9RG2 9SE: also in RG2 9RG2 9SF: also in RG2 9RG2 9SH: also in RG2 9RG2 9SL: also in RG2 9RG2 9SN: also in RG2 9RG2 9SP: also in RG2 9RG2 9SQ: also in RG2 9RG2 9SR: also in RG2 9RG2 9ST: also in RG2 9RG2 9UW: also in RG2 9RG2 9YF: also in RG2 9RG2 9ZB: also in RG2 9 Oakbank School 1.2 kmCrosfields School 1.4 kmReading Green Park station 4.0 kmShinfield RG2 9LE Map of RG2 9LE and what is near it Map of RG2 9LE: its centre point, with the 350 other postcodes in the RG2 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Oakbank School 1.2 kmCrosfields School 1.4 kmBarkham & Arborfield RG2 9LE
  • RG2 9LE
  • Other postcodes in RG2 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 51.4100, longitude -0.9511)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG2 9LE?

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 9LE?

Every home and business at RG2 9LE can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 94% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RG2 9LE 94% Wokingham 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RG2 9LE 100% Wokingham 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 9LE?

Wokingham Borough Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home 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 9LE 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 9LE.

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 Wokingham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG2 9LE: 2,289 properties in Wokingham are at high risk (2.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Wokingham

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 9LE 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 9LE?

Homes in RG2 9 sold for a typical £440,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 187 sales, down 9.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£440,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£487,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 9.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £630,000 54 sales
  • Semi-detached £475,000 67 sales
  • Terraced £375,000 35 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £270,000 31 sales

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 9LE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG2 9LE 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 9LE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around RG2 9LE. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (45%). 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 9LE

Band D in Wokingham for 2026‑27: £2,498. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,943 (band B) to £4,163 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,498.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,665
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,943
Band Cabout 140 (12%)£2,220
Band Dabout 420 (37%)£2,498
Band Eabout 260 (23%)£3,053
Band Fabout 200 (18%)£3,608
Band Gabout 80 (7%)£4,163
Band Hwithheld£4,995

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 45% 2010 to 2019
  9. 41% 2020 or later

Averages for Wokingham 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 9LE is in (ONS area E01035265), 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 9LE?

The nearest open schools to RG2 9LE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG2 9LE, 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 9LE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG2 9LE is Reading Green Park, 4.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Reading Green Park Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • Earley Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church Lane, 235 m away.

More stations near RG2 9LE, 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 9LE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG2 9LE, 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 9LE?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG2 9LE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Shell Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • Lidl Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • RolecEV Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.9 kmCycle

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 9LE?

The nearest to the centre of RG2 9LE, 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 9LE?

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 9LE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG2 9LE, 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 9LE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG2 9LE, 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 9LE?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG2 9LE 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 9LE in a conservation area?

The centre of RG2 9LE 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 9LE?

Police.uk records 109 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG2 9LE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences38 reports
Anti-social behaviour14 reports
Shoplifting13 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Other theft8 reports

Also: burglary 7, public order 6, other crime 3, theft from the person 1, drugs 1.

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 9LE

Ward
Shinfield
Parish
Shinfield
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Shinfield
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2019

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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