RG8 8AD postcode in Reading, West Berkshire

RG8 8AD is a postcode in Reading, in the Tilehurst & Purley ward of West Berkshire. It is in the Reading West and Mid Berkshire 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. West Berkshire: 88% Typical price £600,000 Homes sold in RG8 8, last 12 months. ▲ 10.1% on the year before Nearest station Tilehurst 2.0 km in a straight line

Where RG8 8AD is, and what is near it

Map of RG8 8AD and what is near it Map of RG8 8AD: its centre point, with the 206 other postcodes in the RG8 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. RG8 8AA: also in RG8 8RG8 8AB: also in RG8 8RG8 8AE: also in RG8 8RG8 8AF: also in RG8 8RG8 8AG: also in RG8 8RG8 8AJ: also in RG8 8RG8 8AP: also in RG8 8RG8 8AQ: also in RG8 8RG8 8AS: also in RG8 8RG8 8AT: also in RG8 8RG8 8AU: also in RG8 8RG8 8AX: also in RG8 8RG8 8AY: also in RG8 8RG8 8AZ: also in RG8 8RG8 8BA: also in RG8 8RG8 8BB: also in RG8 8RG8 8BD: also in RG8 8RG8 8BE: also in RG8 8RG8 8BG: also in RG8 8RG8 8BH: also in RG8 8RG8 8BJ: also in RG8 8RG8 8BL: also in RG8 8RG8 8BN: also in RG8 8RG8 8BP: also in RG8 8RG8 8BS: also in RG8 8RG8 8BT: also in RG8 8RG8 8BU: also in RG8 8RG8 8BW: also in RG8 8RG8 8BX: also in RG8 8RG8 8BY: also in RG8 8RG8 8BZ: also in RG8 8RG8 8DB: also in RG8 8RG8 8DD: also in RG8 8RG8 8DE: also in RG8 8RG8 8DF: also in RG8 8RG8 8DG: also in RG8 8RG8 8DH: also in RG8 8RG8 8DJ: also in RG8 8RG8 8DL: also in RG8 8RG8 8DN: also in RG8 8RG8 8DP: also in RG8 8RG8 8DQ: also in RG8 8RG8 8DR: also in RG8 8RG8 8DS: also in RG8 8RG8 8DT: also in RG8 8RG8 8DU: also in RG8 8RG8 8DW: also in RG8 8RG8 8DZ: also in RG8 8RG8 8EH: also in RG8 8RG8 8EJ: also in RG8 8RG8 8EL: also in RG8 8RG8 8EN: also in RG8 8RG8 8ET: also in RG8 8RG8 8EW: also in RG8 8RG8 8EZ: also in RG8 8RG8 8HR: also in RG8 8RG8 8HU: also in RG8 8RG8 8HY: also in RG8 8RG8 8HZ: also in RG8 8RG8 8RW: also in RG8 8RG8 8RZ: also in RG8 8RG8 8TE: also in RG8 8RG8 8TF: also in RG8 8RG8 8TG: also in RG8 8RG8 8TQ: also in RG8 8 2 places, 2.3–2.6 kmBasildon RG8 8AD Map of RG8 8AD and what is near it Map of RG8 8AD: its centre point, with the 206 other postcodes in the RG8 8 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 places, 2.3–2.6 kmBasildon RG8 8AD
  • RG8 8AD
  • Other postcodes in RG8 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 51.4811, longitude -1.0541)

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 RG8 8AD?

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 RG8 8AD?

Every home and business at RG8 8AD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

West Berkshire: 88%

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

West Berkshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across West Berkshire.

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 RG8 8AD?

BinDayBuddy does not read West Berkshire Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

West Berkshire Council's bin days

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 RG8 8AD 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 RG8 8AD.

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 West Berkshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG8 8AD: 2,439 properties in West Berkshire are at high risk (2.7% of all its properties). All the figures for West Berkshire

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 RG8 8AD 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 RG8 8AD?

Homes in RG8 8 sold for a typical £600,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 49 sales, up 10.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£600,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£545,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £710,500 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £457,500 10 sales
  • Terraced £375,000 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole RG8 district: a typical £525,000 from 167 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 RG8 8AD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG8 8AD 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 RG8 8AD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around RG8 8AD. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (35%). 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 RG8 8AD

Band D in West Berkshire for 2026‑27: £2,505. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,670 (band A) to £5,011 (band H); band E, the most common, is £3,062.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,670
Band Babout 20 (2%)£1,949
Band Cabout 80 (9%)£2,227
Band Dabout 220 (25%)£2,505
Band Eabout 230 (26%)£3,062
Band Fabout 210 (24%)£3,619
Band Gabout 100 (11%)£4,176
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,011

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 35% 1965 to 1982
  6. 15% 1983 to 1999
  7. 21% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 5% 2020 or later

Averages for West Berkshire 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 RG8 8AD is in (ONS area E01016316), 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 RG8 8AD?

The nearest open schools to RG8 8AD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG8 8AD, 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 RG8 8AD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG8 8AD is Tilehurst Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Tilehurst Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Pangbourne Rail Station Railway station 2.6 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 Sherwood Rise, 122 m away.

More stations near RG8 8AD, 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 RG8 8AD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG8 8AD, 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 RG8 8AD?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of RG8 8AD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Station Road Car Park charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.4 kmCycle
  • RolecEV Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 7.4 kW 2.7 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge Solutions Charging point · 4 chargers · up to 150 kW 2.9 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 RG8 8AD?

The nearest to the centre of RG8 8AD, 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 RG8 8AD?

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 RG8 8AD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG8 8AD, 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 RG8 8AD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG8 8AD, 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 RG8 8AD?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG8 8AD 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 RG8 8AD in a conservation area?

The centre of RG8 8AD 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 RG8 8AD?

Police.uk records 32 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG8 8AD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Burglary3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report

Also: shoplifting 1, theft from the person 1, robbery 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 RG8 8AD

Ward
Tilehurst & Purley
Parish
Purley on Thames
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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