RG2 9RA postcode in Shinfield, Wokingham

RG2 9RA 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 January 2018.

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 at RG2 9RA 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 9RA is, and what is near it

Map of RG2 9RA and what is near it Map of RG2 9RA: 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 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. RG2 9AB: also in RG2 9RG2 9AD: also in RG2 9RG2 9AJ: also in RG2 9RG2 9AT: also in RG2 9RG2 9AU: also in RG2 9RG2 9AZ: also in RG2 9RG2 9BY: also in RG2 9RG2 9DJ: also in RG2 9RG2 9DL: also in RG2 9RG2 9DX: also in RG2 9RG2 9EB: also in RG2 9RG2 9EE: also in RG2 9RG2 9EG: also in RG2 9RG2 9EH: also in RG2 9RG2 9EL: also in RG2 9RG2 9EN: also in RG2 9RG2 9HE: also in RG2 9RG2 9HF: also in RG2 9RG2 9HG: also in RG2 9RG2 9HH: also in RG2 9RG2 9HQ: 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 9RJ: also in RG2 9RG2 9RL: also in RG2 9RG2 9RR: also in RG2 9RG2 9SG: also in RG2 9RG2 9UW: also in RG2 9RG2 9UX: also in RG2 9RG2 9UY: also in RG2 9RG2 9UZ: also in RG2 9RG2 9WB: also in RG2 9RG2 9WD: also in RG2 9RG2 9WE: also in RG2 9RG2 9WG: also in RG2 9RG2 9WY: also in RG2 9RG2 9YB: also in RG2 9RG2 9YD: also in RG2 9RG2 9YE: also in RG2 9RG2 9YF: also in RG2 9RG2 9YG: also in RG2 9RG2 9YH: also in RG2 9RG2 9YJ: also in RG2 9RG2 9YL: also in RG2 9RG2 9ZB: also in RG2 9 Oakbank School 750 mSchool 1.2 kmGP 3.0 kmReading Green Park station 4.0 kmEarley station 4.7 kmShinfield RG2 9RA Map of RG2 9RA and what is near it Map of RG2 9RA: 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 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 3.0 kmShinfield RG2 9RA
  • RG2 9RA
  • Other postcodes in RG2 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4051, longitude -0.9549)

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 9RA?

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 9RA?

Every home and business at RG2 9RA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RG2 9RA 100% Wokingham 94%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RG2 9RA 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 9RA?

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 9RA 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 9RA.

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 9RA: 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 9RA 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 9RA?

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 9RA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in RG2 9RA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 27 November 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at RG2 9RA

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at RG2 9RA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near RG2 9RA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around RG2 9RA. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (49%). 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 9RA

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 Afewer than 5£1,665
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,943
Band Cabout 40 (5%)£2,220
Band Dabout 350 (47%)£2,498
Band Eabout 160 (21%)£3,053
Band Fabout 130 (17%)£3,608
Band Gabout 50 (7%)£4,163
Band Hfewer than 5£4,995

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. 49% 2010 to 2019
  9. 33% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 9RA is in (ONS area E01035260), 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 9RA?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG2 9RA 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 4.7 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Clarendon Row, 173 m away.

More stations near RG2 9RA, 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 9RA?

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

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

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

  • Shell Charging point · 2 chargers 1.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 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 9RA?

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

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 9RA?

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

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

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

The centre of RG2 9RA 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 9RA?

Police.uk records 90 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG2 9RA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Shoplifting14 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Burglary8 reports
Public order7 reports

Also: other theft 6, vehicle crime 2, other crime 2, 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 9RA

Ward
Shinfield
Parish
Shinfield
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Shinfield
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 2018

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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