RG8 9BF postcode in Goring, Oxfordshire

RG8 9BF is a postcode in Goring, in the Goring ward of South Oxfordshire. It is in the Henley and Thame parliamentary constituency and the Thames Valley police force area, and has been in use since December 1994.

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 RG8 9BF can get it Across South Oxfordshire: 83% Typical price £592,500 Homes sold in RG8 9, last 12 months. ▼ 16.8% on the year before Nearest station Goring & Streatley 300 m in a straight line

Where RG8 9BF is, and what is near it

Map of RG8 9BF and what is near it Map of RG8 9BF: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the RG8 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A329 RG8 9AB: also in RG8 9RG8 9AD: also in RG8 9RG8 9AE: also in RG8 9RG8 9AG: also in RG8 9RG8 9AH: also in RG8 9RG8 9AL: also in RG8 9RG8 9AN: also in RG8 9RG8 9AP: also in RG8 9RG8 9AQ: also in RG8 9RG8 9AR: also in RG8 9RG8 9AT: also in RG8 9RG8 9AU: also in RG8 9RG8 9AW: also in RG8 9RG8 9AX: also in RG8 9RG8 9AY: also in RG8 9RG8 9AZ: also in RG8 9RG8 9BA: also in RG8 9RG8 9BB: also in RG8 9RG8 9BD: also in RG8 9RG8 9BE: also in RG8 9RG8 9BG: also in RG8 9RG8 9BH: also in RG8 9RG8 9BJ: also in RG8 9RG8 9BL: also in RG8 9RG8 9BN: also in RG8 9RG8 9BQ: also in RG8 9RG8 9BS: also in RG8 9RG8 9BT: also in RG8 9RG8 9BU: also in RG8 9RG8 9BW: also in RG8 9RG8 9BX: also in RG8 9RG8 9BY: also in RG8 9RG8 9BZ: also in RG8 9RG8 9DA: also in RG8 9RG8 9DB: also in RG8 9RG8 9DD: also in RG8 9RG8 9DE: also in RG8 9RG8 9DL: also in RG8 9RG8 9DP: also in RG8 9RG8 9DQ: also in RG8 9RG8 9DR: also in RG8 9RG8 9DS: also in RG8 9RG8 9DT: also in RG8 9RG8 9DU: also in RG8 9RG8 9DX: also in RG8 9RG8 9DY: also in RG8 9RG8 9DZ: also in RG8 9RG8 9EA: also in RG8 9RG8 9EB: also in RG8 9RG8 9ED: also in RG8 9RG8 9EE: also in RG8 9RG8 9EF: also in RG8 9RG8 9EG: also in RG8 9RG8 9EH: also in RG8 9RG8 9EJ: also in RG8 9RG8 9ER: also in RG8 9RG8 9ES: also in RG8 9RG8 9ET: also in RG8 9RG8 9EU: also in RG8 9RG8 9EX: also in RG8 9RG8 9EY: also in RG8 9RG8 9FA: also in RG8 9RG8 9HA: also in RG8 9RG8 9HB: also in RG8 9RG8 9HD: also in RG8 9RG8 9HE: also in RG8 9RG8 9HF: also in RG8 9RG8 9HG: also in RG8 9RG8 9HJ: also in RG8 9RG8 9HR: also in RG8 9RG8 9HS: also in RG8 9RG8 9HT: also in RG8 9RG8 9HU: also in RG8 9RG8 9HW: also in RG8 9RG8 9HX: also in RG8 9RG8 9HY: also in RG8 9RG8 9JA: also in RG8 9RG8 9JB: also in RG8 9RG8 9JD: also in RG8 9RG8 9JE: also in RG8 9RG8 9JG: also in RG8 9RG8 9JH: also in RG8 9RG8 9JJ: also in RG8 9RG8 9JN: also in RG8 9RG8 9JP: also in RG8 9RG8 9JQ: also in RG8 9RG8 9JU: also in RG8 9RG8 9LJ: also in RG8 9RG8 9PR: also in RG8 9RG8 9PS: also in RG8 9 School 1.3 kmCranford School 3.5 km2 places, 4.3–4.8 km2 places, 5.3–5.4 kmBasildon RG8 9BF Map of RG8 9BF and what is near it Map of RG8 9BF: its centre point, with the 195 other postcodes in the RG8 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 8.0 kmBasildon RG8 9BF
  • RG8 9BF
  • Other postcodes in RG8 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 51.5232, longitude -1.1363)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after RG8 9BF?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at RG8 9BF?

Every home and business at RG8 9BF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

RG8 9BF 100% South Oxfordshire 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

RG8 9BF 100% South Oxfordshire 98%
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 9BF?

BinDayBuddy has not read South Oxfordshire District Council's days for RG8 9BF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for RG8 9BF 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 RG8 9BF 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 9BF.

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 South Oxfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for RG8 9BF: 1,863 properties in South Oxfordshire are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for South Oxfordshire

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 9BF 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 9BF?

Homes in RG8 9 sold for a typical £592,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 18 sales, down 16.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£592,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£712,476 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 16.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £1,350,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £541,000 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £510,000 5 sales

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 9BF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in RG8 9BF 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 9BF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around RG8 9BF. The largest share of them, 34%, are in council tax band F. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). 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 9BF

Band D in South Oxfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,598. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,732 (band A) to £5,195 (band H); band F, the most common, is £3,752.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,732
Band Babout 20 (3%)£2,020
Band Cabout 70 (10%)£2,309
Band Dabout 90 (12%)£2,598
Band Eabout 80 (11%)£3,175
Band Fabout 250 (34%)£3,752
Band Gabout 190 (26%)£4,329
Band Habout 20 (3%)£5,195

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for South Oxfordshire 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 9BF is in (ONS area E01028645), 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 9BF?

The nearest open schools to RG8 9BF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near RG8 9BF, 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 9BF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of RG8 9BF is Goring & Streatley Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Goring & Streatley Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Pangbourne Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Cleeve Road, 86 m away.

More stations near RG8 9BF, 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 9BF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of RG8 9BF, 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 9BF?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of RG8 9BF on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 9BF?

The nearest to the centre of RG8 9BF, 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 9BF?

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 9BF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of RG8 9BF, 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 9BF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of RG8 9BF, 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 9BF?

The nearest vets to the centre of RG8 9BF 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 9BF in a conservation area?

The centre of RG8 9BF is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 9BF?

Police.uk records 10 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of RG8 9BF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Public order1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Vehicle crime1 report
Other theft1 report

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 9BF

Ward
Goring
Parish
Goring-on-Thames
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Goring
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1994

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

RG8 9AQ50 mRG8 9BQ70 mRG8 9AX70 mRG8 9AR80 mRG8 9BB80 mRG8 9AY90 m
All of RG8

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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